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HR 3645 Advanced toward a vote

Raises the offering amount threshold from $100,000 to $250,000 below which crowdfunding issuers do not need a financial statement reviewed by an independent public accountant, and lets the SEC raise it up to $400,000.

Official title: ACCESS Act of 2025

Next stop House floor: awaiting a vote
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 29-MAY-2025
Referred 29-MAY-2025
Approved by committee 10-JUN-2025
Reported 15-JUL-2025
On the calendar 15-JUL-2025
Key points
  • Changes the crowdfunding offering amount above which issuers must have financial statements reviewed by an independent public accountant from $100,000 to $250,000.
  • Allows the Securities and Exchange Commission to increase that amount to no more than $400,000 on the recommendation of the Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation and the Office of the Investor Advocate.
  • Corrects internal cross-references in Section 4A of the Securities Act of 1933 from section 4(6) to section 4(a)(6).
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Official CRS summary

Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Reported to House, 15-JUL-2025).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov
Committee referrals (1) Policy area

Finance and Financial Sector

Sponsor Daniel Meuser (R-PA) Cosponsors · 4
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