[Report No. 119–525]
June 25, 2025
Mr. Garbarino introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services
February 25, 2026
Additional sponsor: Mr. Sessions
February 25, 2026
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 June 25, 2025
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to exclude qualified institutional buyers and institutional accredited investors when calculating holders of a security for purposes of the mandatory registration threshold under such Act, 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 Small Business Relief Act
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Sec. 2. Exclusions from mandatory registration threshold
Section 12(g)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78l(g)(1)) is amended—
(1)
in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting after persons
the following: (that are not a qualified institutional buyer or an institutional accredited investor)
; and
(2)
in subparagraph (B), by inserting after persons
the following: (that are not a qualified institutional buyer or an institutional accredited investor)
.