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HR 4171 Advanced toward a vote

Creates an exemption from federal securities registration and disclosure requirements for offerings by a company that total up to $500,000 in any 12-month period, while keeping the antifraud rules in force.

Official title: SEED Act of 2025

Next stop House floor: awaiting a vote
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 26-JUN-2025
Referred 26-JUN-2025
Approved by committee 04-MAR-2026
Reported 25-MAR-2026
On the calendar 25-MAR-2026
Key points
  • Exempts an issuer's securities offerings totaling up to $500,000 in any 12-month period from the Securities Act's registration and offering filing requirements, including offerings by entities under common control with the issuer.
  • Keeps the federal antifraud provisions applicable to these offerings.
  • Adjusts the $500,000 threshold at least every 5 years based on Consumer Price Index changes, rounded to the nearest $10,000.
  • Denies the exemption to issuers and covered persons subject to bad actor disqualifications under SEC Rule 506(d) or statutory disqualifications under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
  • Adds the exemption to the list in Section 18(b)(4) of the Securities Act, which governs the securities that states may not subject to their own registration requirements.
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Official CRS summary

Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Reported to House, 25-MAR-2026).

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Committee referrals (1) Policy area

Finance and Financial Sector

Sponsor Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY) Cosponsors · 0

No cosponsors.