HR 3394

Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act

Summary

Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act This bill expands the eligibility criteria for an accredited investor for purposes of participating in private offerings of securities to include an individual determined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to have qualifying professional knowledge through educational or professional experience. (Certain unregistered securities may only be offered to accredited investors.) The bill also provides statutory authority for certain existing criteria for an accredited investor, including licensure or registration in good standing as a broker or investment adviser, specified annual salary, and specified net worth. Further, the SEC is directed to revise the definition of accredited investor in Regulation D (which exempts certain offerings from SEC registration requirements) to conform to changes in this bill.

Bill status

Status
Reported
Sponsor
Rep. J. French Hill [R-AR-2]
Cosponsors
3
Policy area
Finance and Financial Sector
Introduced
2025-05-14
Latest action
2025-06-24: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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Recent actions

  • 2025-06-24: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • 2025-06-23: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  • 2025-06-23: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 397 - 12 (Roll no. 173). (text: CR H2869-2870)
  • 2025-06-23: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 397 - 12 (Roll no. 173). (text: CR H2869-2870)
  • 2025-06-23: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2878-2879)

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