S. 1917

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

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.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES · May 22, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Hickenlooper · Committee: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Table of contents

• S. 1917
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Small business investment company maximum leverage exclusion

SEC. 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 () is amended— 15 U.S.C. 662(9)
    • in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking and at the end;
    • in subparagraph (B)(iii)—
    • by adding at the end the following:
• (b) Maximum leverage exclusion
  • Section 303(b)(2) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 () is amended— 15 U.S.C. 683(b)(2)
    • in subparagraph (A)—
      • in clause (i), by striking and inserting ; and
      • by striking clause (ii) and inserting the following:
        • (ii)
          • with respect to such a company that makes quarterly or semiannual interest payments, $175,000,000, as adjusted in accordance with subparagraph (E); or
          • $175,000,000 with respect to any other such company.
    • in subparagraph (B), by striking and inserting the following: “may not exceed—
      • (i) with respect to such companies that are commonly controlled and that make quarterly or semiannual interest payments, $350,000,000, as adjusted in accordance with subparagraph (E); or
      • (ii) $350,000,000 with respect to other such companies that are commonly controlled.
    • in subparagraph (C)—
      • in the heading—
        • (i) by inserting after ; and
        • (ii) by inserting after ;
      • in clause (i)—
        • (i) by striking and inserting the following:
          • (i) Except as provided in clause (iii), in calculating
        • (ii) by inserting after ;
        • (iii) by striking subparagraph (A)and inserting subparagraphs (A) and (B);
        • (iv) by striking ; and
        • (v) by striking and all that follows and inserting the following:
          • the company or companies in—
          • 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) of the Agricultural Act of 1961 ()); 7 U.S.C. 1991(a)
          • a small business concern operating primarily in a covered technology category (as defined in section 149 of title 10, United States Code); or
          • a small manufacturer (as defined in section 501(e) of this Act).
          • (ii) 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
      • by amending clause (ii) to read as follows:
        • (iii) 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.
      • by amending clause (iii) to read as follows:
      • (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—
          • beginning on December 18, 2015, and ending on the date of enactment of the , with respect to a dollar amount under subparagraph (B); and
          • beginning on June 21, 2018, and ending on the date of enactment of the , with respect to a dollar amount under subparagraph (A); and
          • (ii) on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of the , 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 1-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).
    • by adding at the end the following: