Increasing Investor Opportunities Act

Bill: 119-hr-3383
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2]
Introduced: 2025-05-14
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation

Financial services and investments

Securities
Latest action: action_date: 2025-06-25
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 135.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-06-25
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p><strong>Increasing Investor Opportunities Act </strong></p><p>This bill allows a closed-end fund—a portfolio of pooled assets with a limited number of shares traded on an exchange—to increase its investment in private investment funds.&nbsp;Specifically, the Securities and Exchange Commission is prohibited from limiting the sale or listing of securities of a closed-end fund that invests in private investment funds. This bill also apples to a closed-end company treated as a business development company.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 135 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3383 [Report No. 119–169] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 14, 2025 Mrs. Wagner (for herself, Mr. Meeks , Mr. Torres of New York , Mr. David Scott of Georgia , and Mr. Sessions ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services June 25, 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 14, 2025 A BILL To amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 with respect to the authority of closed-end companies to invest in private funds.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Increasing Investor Opportunities Act . 2. Closed-end company authority to invest in private funds (a) In general Section 5 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–5 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Closed-end company authority to invest in private funds (1) In general Except as otherwise prohibited or restricted by this Act (or any rule issued under this Act), the Commission may not prohibit or otherwise limit a closed-end company from investing any or all of the assets of the closed-end company in securities issued by private funds. (2) Other restrictions on Commission authority Except as otherwise prohibited or restricted by this Act (or any rule issued under this Act), the Commission may not impose any condition on, restrict, or otherwise limit— (A) the offer to sell, or the sale of, securities issued by a closed-end company that invests, or proposes to invest, in securities issued by private funds; or (B) the listing of the securities of a closed-end company described in subparagraph (A) on a national securities exchange. (3) Unrelated restrictions The Commission may impose a condition on, restrict, or otherwise limit an activity described in paragraph (1) or subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (2) if that condition, restriction, or limitation is unrelated to the underlying characteristics of a private fund or the status of a private fund as a private fund. (4) Rule of application Notwithstanding section 6(f), this subsection shall also apply to a closed-end company that elects to be treated as a business development company pursuant to section 54. . (b) Definition of private fund Section 2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–2(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (55) The term private fund has the meaning given in section 202(a) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80b–2(a) ). . (c) Treatment by national securities exchanges Section 6 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78f ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (m) (1) Except as otherwise prohibited or restricted by rules of the exchange that are consistent with section 5(d) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–5(d) ), an exchange may not prohibit, condition, restrict, or impose any other limitation on the listing or trading of the securities of a closed-end company when the closed-end company invests, or may invest, some or all of the assets of the closed-end company in securities issued by private funds. (2) In this subsection— (A) the term closed-end company — (i) has the meaning given the term in section 5(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–5(a) ); and (ii) includes a closed-end company that elects to be treated as a business development company pursuant to section 54 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–53 ); and (B) the term private fund has the meaning given in section 202(a) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80b–2(a) ). . (d) Investment limitation Section 3(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–3(c) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), in the second sentence, by striking subparagraphs (A)(i) and (B)(i) and inserting subparagraphs (A)(i), (B)(i), and (C) ; and (2) in paragraph (7)(D), by striking subparagraphs (A)(i) and (B)(i) and inserting subparagraphs (A)(i), (B)(i), and (C) . (e) Rules of construction (1) Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section may be construed to limit or amend any fiduciary duty owed to a closed-end company (as defined in section 5(a)(2) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–5(a)(2) )) or by an investment adviser (as defined under section 2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–2(a) )) to a closed-end company. (2) Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section may be construed to limit or amend the valuation, liquidity, or redemption requirements or obligations of a closed-end company (as defined in section 5(a)(2) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–5(a)(2) )) as required by the Investment Company Act of 1940.

June 25, 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. 3383 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 14, 2025 Mrs. Wagner (for herself, Mr. Meeks , Mr. Torres of New York , Mr. David Scott of Georgia , and Mr. Sessions ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 with respect to the authority of closed-end companies to invest in private funds.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Increasing Investor Opportunities Act . 2. Closed-end company authority to invest in private funds (a) In general Section 5 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–5 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Closed-End company authority To invest in private funds (1) In general Except as otherwise prohibited or restricted by this Act (or any rule issued under this Act), the Commission may not prohibit or otherwise limit a closed-end company from investing any or all of the assets of the closed-end company in securities issued by private funds. (2) Other restrictions on Commission authority Except as otherwise prohibited or restricted by this Act (or any rule issued under this Act), the Commission may not impose any condition on, restrict, or otherwise limit— (A) the offer to sell, or the sale of, securities issued by a closed-end company that invests, or proposes to invest, in securities issued by private funds; or (B) the listing of the securities of a closed-end company described in subparagraph (A) on a national securities exchange. (3) Unrelated restrictions The Commission may impose a condition on, restrict, or otherwise limit an activity described in paragraph (1) or subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (2) if that condition, restriction, or limitation is unrelated to the underlying characteristics of a private fund or the status of a private fund as a private fund. (4) Application Notwithstanding section 6(f), this subsection shall also apply to a closed-end company that elects to be treated as a business development company pursuant to section 54. . (b) Definition of private fund Section 2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–2(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (55) The term private fund has the meaning given in section 202(a) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80b–2(a) ). . (c) Treatment by national securities exchanges Section 6 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78f ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (m) (1) Except as otherwise prohibited or restricted by rules of the exchange that are consistent with section 5(d) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–5(d) ), an exchange may not prohibit, condition, restrict, or impose any other limitation on the listing or trading of the securities of a closed-end company when the closed-end company invests, or may invest, some or all of the assets of the closed-end company in securities issued by private funds. (2) In this subsection— (A) the term closed-end company — (i) has the meaning given the term in section 5(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–5(a) ); and (ii) includes a closed-end company that elects to be treated as a business development company pursuant to section 54 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–53 ); and (B) the term private fund has the meaning given in section 202(a) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80b–2(a) ). . (d) Investment limitation Section 3(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–3(c) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), in the second sentence, by striking subparagraphs (A)(i) and (B)(i) and inserting subparagraphs (A)(i), (B)(i), and (C) ; and (2) in paragraph (7)(D), by striking subparagraphs (A)(i) and (B)(i) and inserting subparagraphs (A)(i), (B)(i), and (C) . (e) Rules of construction (1) Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section may be construed to limit or amend any fiduciary duty owed to a closed-end company (as defined in section 5(a)(2) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–5(a)(2) )) or by an investment adviser (as defined under section 2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–2(a) )) to a closed-end company. (2) Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section may be construed to limit or amend the valuation, liquidity, or redemption requirements or obligations of a closed-end company (as defined in section 5(a)(2) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–5(a)(2) )) as required by the Investment Company Act of 1940.