Helping Startups Continue To Grow Act

Bill: 119-hr-3323
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1]
Introduced: 2025-05-13
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Business investment and capital

Competition and antitrust

Small business
Latest action: action_date: 2025-06-04
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 102.

Summaries:

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 102 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3323 [Report No. 119–133] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 13, 2025 Mr. Steil (for himself and Mrs. Wagner ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services June 4, 2025 Additional sponsor: Mr. Liccardo June 4, 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 13, 2025 A BILL To update the definition of an emerging growth company, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Helping Startups Continue To Grow Act . 2. Emerging growth company criteria (a) Securities Act of 1933 Section 2(a)(19) of the Securities Act of 1933 ( 15 U.S.C. 77b(a)(19) ) is amended— (1) by striking $1,000,000,000 each place such term appears and inserting $3,000,000,000 ; (2) in subparagraph (B)— (A) by striking fifth and inserting 10-year ; and (B) by adding or at the end; (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking ; or and inserting a period; and (4) by striking subparagraph (D). (b) Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Section 3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78c(a) ) is amended, in the first paragraph (80)— (1) by striking $1,000,000,000 each place such term appears and inserting $3,000,000,000 ; (2) in subparagraph (B)— (A) by striking fifth and inserting 10-year ; and (B) by adding or at the end; (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking ; or and inserting a period; and (4) by striking subparagraph (D). (c) Technical correction (1) Section 3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78c(a) ) is amended by redesignating the second paragraph (80) as paragraph (81). (2) Section 4A(a)(1)(B) of the Securities Act of 1933 (77d–1(a)(1)(B)) is amended by striking section 3(a)(80) and inserting section 3(a) .

June 4, 2025 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3323 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 13, 2025 Mr. Steil (for himself and Mrs. Wagner ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To update the definition of an emerging growth company, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Helping Startups Continue To Grow Act . 2. Emerging growth company criteria (a) Securities Act of 1933 Section 2(a)(19) of the Securities Act of 1933 ( 15 U.S.C. 77b(a)(19) ) is amended— (1) by striking $1,000,000,000 each place such term appears and inserting $3,000,000,000 ; (2) in subparagraph (B)— (A) by striking fifth and inserting 10-year ; and (B) by adding or at the end; (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking ; or and inserting a period; and (4) by striking subparagraph (D). (b) Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Section 3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78c(a) ) is amended, in the first paragraph (80)— (1) by striking $1,000,000,000 each place such term appears and inserting $3,000,000,000 ; (2) in subparagraph (B)— (A) by striking fifth and inserting 10-year ; and (B) by adding or at the end; (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking ; or and inserting a period; and (4) by striking subparagraph (D).