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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 3645

Introduced

ACCESS Act of 2025

Sponsor
RDaniel Meuser· Pennsylvania
Introduced
May 29, 2025
Policy area
Finance and Financial Sector
Latest action
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 166.July 15, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3645 Reported in House (RH)]

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Union Calendar No. 166
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3645

[Report No. 119-203]

To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to raise the offering amount 
threshold for when issuers using the crowdfunding exemption are 
required to file financial statements reviewed by a public accountant 
who is independent of the issuer, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 29, 2025

Mr. Meuser (for himself, Ms. De La Cruz, Mrs. McClain, Mr. Nunn of 
Iowa, and Ms. Salazar) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Financial Services

July 15, 2025

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 29, 
2025]

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to raise the offering amount 
threshold for when issuers using the crowdfunding exemption are 
required to file financial statements reviewed by a public accountant 
who is independent of the issuer, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Amendment for Crowdfunding Capital 
Enhancement and Small-business Support Act of 2025'' or the ``ACCESS 
Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. OFFERING THRESHOLD FOR REVIEWS BY PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT.

(a) In General.--Section 4A of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 
U.S.C. 77d-1) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(1)(D), by striking ``$100,000'' each 
place such term appears and inserting ``$250,000''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(i) Discretion to Adjust Amount.--The Commission may increase the 
amount specified in subsections (b)(1)(D)(i) and (b)(1)(D)(ii) from 
$250,000 to an amount not greater than $400,000 upon the recommendation 
of the Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation and 
the Office of the Investor Advocate.''.
(b) Technical Corrections.--Section 4A of the Securities Act of 
1933 (15 U.S.C. 77d-1) is amended--
(1) by striking ``section 4(6)'' each place such term 
appears and inserting ``section 4(a)(6)''; and
(2) by striking ``section 4(6)(B)'' each place such term 
appears and inserting ``section 4(a)(6)(B)''.
Union Calendar No. 166

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 3645

[Report No. 119-203]

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to raise the offering amount 
threshold for when issuers using the crowdfunding exemption are 
required to file financial statements reviewed by a public accountant 
who is independent of the issuer, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

July 15, 2025

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

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