Expanding WKSI Eligibility Act

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Introduced 2025-07-16Topic: economy jobs · governance ethics

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

This bill reduces the required aggregate market value of voting and non-voting common equity shares for an issuer of securities to qualify as a well-known seasoned issuer. A well-known seasoned issuer is allowed to make expedited public offerings of securities through automatic shelf registrations.

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Action history

Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2025-12-02	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.	refer
2025-12-01	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2025-12-01	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4952)
2025-12-01		Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4952)	floor pass
2025-12-01	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4430.
2025-12-01	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4952-4953)
2025-12-01	House	Mr. Davidson moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2025-09-08	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 204.
2025-09-08	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-247.	report
2025-09-08		Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-247.	report
2025-07-22	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 51 - 2.	refer
2025-07-22	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held	refer
2025-07-16	House	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.	refer
2025-07-16		Introduced in House	introduce
2025-07-16		Introduced in House	introduce

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