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Amendment for Crowdfunding Capital Enhancement and Small-business Support Act of 2025

H.R. 3645 · 119th Congress · May 29, 2025 · Lineage

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.

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)”.