To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the amount that may be invested in small business investment companies.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Investing in Main Street Act of 2025 amends section 302(b) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958. It raises two investment limits from 5 percent to 15 percent, allowing eligible investors covered by those paragraphs to put a larger share into small business investment companies. SBICs use private capital, together with SBA-licensed structures, to finance small businesses.
Who Benefits and How
Small business investment companies, small businesses seeking growth capital, banks investing in SBICs, savings associations investing in SBICs, community lenders, venture debt providers, SBA investment-program staff, and entrepreneurs seeking patient capital benefit because the higher cap can expand the pool of private capital available through SBIC vehicles.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Bank risk managers, savings-association risk managers, prudential regulators, SBA licensing staff, and competing non-SBIC investment funds bear monitoring or competitive burdens because larger SBIC allocations can concentrate more capital in this investment channel and require more portfolio, capital, and compliance review.
Key Provisions
- Amends section 302(b) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958.
- Raises the paragraph (1) investment cap from 5 percent to 15 percent.
- Raises the paragraph (2) investment cap from 5 percent to 15 percent.
- Expands potential capital available to small business investment companies.
- Supports small businesses seeking financing through SBIC-backed investment vehicles.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Raises the Small Business Investment Act limit on investments in small business investment companies from 5 percent to 15 percent in two section 302(b) investment-cap provisions.
Key Policy Areas
Small Business, Investment, Banking, Capital Access
Primary Purpose
Raises the Small Business Investment Act limit on investments in small business investment companies from 5 percent to 15 percent in two section 302(b) investment-cap provisions.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Small business investment companies
- Small businesses seeking growth capital
- Banks investing in SBICs
- Savings associations investing in SBICs
- Community lenders
- Venture debt providers
- SBA investment-program staff
- Entrepreneurs seeking patient capital
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Bank risk managers
- Savings-association risk managers
- Prudential regulators
- SBA licensing staff
- Competing non-SBIC investment funds
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed HouseReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Ms. Chu (for herself, Mr. Finstad, Mrs. McIver, and Mr. …
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "sba"
- → Small Business Administration
- "sbic"
- → small business investment company
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