March 11, 2025
Mr. Meuser (for himself and Ms. Scholten) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business
To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to exclude from the limit on leverage certain amounts invested in smaller enterprises located in rural or low-income areas and small businesses in critical technology areas, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Investing in All of America Act of 2025
.
Sec. 2. Small business investment company maximum leverage exclusion
(a) Definitions
Section 103(9) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 662(9)) is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking and
at the end;
(2)
in subparagraph (B)(iii)—
(A)
in subclause (I), by striking established prior to October 1, 1987
;
(B)
in subclause (II)—
(i)
by striking or
and inserting ,
; and
(ii)
by inserting , or a foundation, endowment, or trust of a college or university
after pension plan
; and
(C)
in subclause (III), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting ; and
; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
(C)
does not include any funds obtained directly or indirectly from any Federal, State or local government or any government agency or instrumentality, except for funds described in subclauses (I) through (III) of subparagraph (B)(iii), for the purpose of approval by the Administrator of any request for leverage.
(b) Maximum leverage exclusion
Section 303(b)(2) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 683(b)(2)) is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking 300
and inserting 200
;
(2)
in subparagraph (C)—
(A)
in the heading—
(i)
by inserting or rural
after low-income
; and
(ii)
by inserting , critical technology areas, or small manufacturers
after geographic areas
;
(B)
in clause (i)—
(i)
by striking (i) In calculating
and inserting the following:
(i) In general
Except as provided in clause (iii), in calculating;
(ii)
by inserting or companies
after of a company
;
(iii)
by striking subparagraph (A)
and inserting subparagraphs (A) and (B)
;
(iv)
by striking equity
; and
(v)
by striking the company in a smaller enterprise
and all that follows and inserting the following:
the company or companies in—
(I)
a small business concern located in a low-income geographic area (as defined in section 351 of this title) or in a rural area (as defined in section 343(a)(13) of the Agricultural Act of 1961 (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)));
(II)
a small business concern operating primarily in a covered technology category (as defined in section 149(e) of title 10, United States Code); or
(III)
a small manufacturer (as defined in section 501(e)(6) of this Act).; and
(C)
by amending clause (ii) to read as follows:
(ii) Limitation
While maintaining the limitation of subparagraph (A)(i) and consistent with a leverage determination ratio issued pursuant to section 301(c), the aggregate amount excluded for a company or companies under clause (i) from the calculation of the outstanding leverage such company or companies for the purposes of subparagraphs (A) and (B) may not exceed the lesser of 50 percent of the private capital of such company or companies or $125,000,000; and
(D)
by amending clause (iii) to read as follows:
(iii) Prospective applicability
An investment by a licensee is eligible for exclusion from the calculation of outstanding leverage under clause (i) only if such investment is made by such licensee after the date of enactment of this clause.; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
(E) Annual adjustment
Except as provided in subparagraph (F), the Administrator shall adjust the dollar amounts described in subparagraphs (A) and (B)—
(i)
on the date of the enactment of this subparagraph, by a percentage equal to the percentage (if any) by which the Consumer Price Index (all items; United States city average), as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, increased during the period—
(I)
beginning on December 18, 2015, and ending on the date of the enactment of this subparagraph, with respect to a dollar amount under subparagraph (B); and
(II)
beginning on June 21, 2018, and ending on the date of the enactment of this subparagraph, with respect to a dollar amount under subparagraph (A); and
(ii)
on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this subparagraph, and annually thereafter, by a percentage equal to the percentage (if any) by which the Consumer Price Index (all items; United States city average), as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, increased during the one-year period preceding the date of the adjustment under this clause.
(F) Exclusion
Subparagraph (E) shall not apply with respect to a small business investment company authorized to issue accrual debentures (as defined in section 107.50 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations).