119 HR 2066 : Investing in All of America Act of 2025
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-12-02
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2066
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
December 2, 2025
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
AN ACT
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.
1.

Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Investing in All of America Act of 2025”.
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 a comma; and
(ii)
by inserting “, foundation, endowment, or trust of any 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)—
(A)
in clause (i), by striking “300” and inserting “200”; and
(B)
by amending clause (ii) to read as follows:
“(ii)
(I)
with respect to such a company that makes quarterly or semiannual interest payments $250,000,000; or
(II)
$175,000,000 with respect to any other company licensed under section 301(c).”;
(2)
in subparagraph (B), by striking “may not exceed $350,000,000.” 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, $475,000,000; or
(ii)
$350,000,000 with respect to any other companies licensed under section 301(c) that are commonly controlled.”; and
(3)
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).”;
(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.”.
Passed the House of Representatives December 1, 2025.
Kevin F. McCumber,
Clerk.