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ACCESS Act of 2025

House

Expands the crowdfunding disclosure exemption by raising the offering amount threshold for issuers that need not provide independently reviewed financial statements

Latest action: Tue Jul 15 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Community Bank Regulatory Tailoring Act

House

Modify regulatory requirements for community banks through tailored banking compliance standards

Latest action: Thu Mar 19 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act

House

Prohibits Federal Reserve banks and the Federal Reserve Board from issuing or using a central bank digital currency, including direct retail accounts and most CBDC testing or implementation

Latest action: Thu Jul 17 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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OFAC Licensure for Investigators Act

House

Requires OFAC to run a pilot program licensing eligible private firms to conduct nominal financial transactions during sanctions investigations

Latest action: Tue Jul 22 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Senior Security Act of 2025

House

Establishes a Securities and Exchange Commission task force to study senior investors and report recommendations, while requiring a Government Accountability Office review of elder financial exploitation

Latest action: Tue Jul 22 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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STABLE Act of 2025

House

Establishes a federal and state regulatory framework for payment stablecoin issuers, reserve backing, disclosure, oversight, and a temporary ban on new endogenously collateralized stablecoins

Latest action: Tue May 06 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Digital Asset Market Clarity Act

House

Establishes a federal regulatory framework for digital commodities, assigning primary oversight to the CFTC while setting exchange trading, reporting, and securities registration rules

Latest action: Sat Aug 08 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Protecting Private Job Creators Act

House

Protects private employers by limiting labor and employment mandates affecting job creation

Latest action: Wed Feb 25 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Risk Disclosure and Investor Attestation Act

House

Allows more people to qualify as accredited investors for private securities offerings by certifying they understand the investment risks

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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GENIUS Act of 2025

Senate

Establishes a federal and state regulatory framework for payment stablecoin issuers, reserves, disclosures, and oversight in the United States

Latest action: Tue Mar 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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GENIUS Act

Senate

Establishes a federal and state regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, limiting issuance to permitted issuers and setting reserve, disclosure, supervision, and foreign issuer rules

Latest action: Fri Jul 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Digital Commodity Intermediaries Act

Senate

Establishes a federal framework for digital commodity intermediaries named in the bill title

Latest action: Mon Feb 02 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Securities Research Modernization Act

House

Allow securities brokers and dealers to publish research reports on proposed public offerings by any issuer without triggering securities registration offer rules

Latest action: Tue Jul 15 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025

House

Require the Financial Stability Oversight Council to rule out alternative risk-mitigation steps before subjecting a nonbank financial company to Federal Reserve supervision for financial stability risks

Latest action: Wed Feb 11 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Small LENDER Act

House

Modifies CFPB small business lending data reporting requirements by raising the lender threshold, narrowing the small business definition, and extending compliance timing for Section 1071

Latest action: Thu Jun 18 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Advancing the Mentor-Protégé Program for Small Financial Institutions Act

House

Establishes a Treasury mentor protégé program to prepare minority rural and small financial institutions to improve services or serve as federal financial agents

Latest action: Wed May 13 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Bank-Fintech Partnership Enhancement Act

House

Enhances bank and financial technology company partnership frameworks under federal banking policy

Latest action: Wed Feb 25 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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REVIEW Act of 2025

House

Increases how often federal financial agencies review banking regulations and broadens those reviews to assess cumulative effects on financial services, credit, liquidity, and economic activity

Latest action: Wed Feb 25 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the use of artificial intelligence in the financial services and housing industries.

House

Expresses the sense of the House on the use of artificial intelligence in the financial services and housing industries

Latest action: Thu Mar 19 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Prohibition on IOER Act of 2025

House

Prohibits Federal Reserve banks from paying interest on depository institutions' reserve balances above minimum requirements

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Stop Woke Investing Act

House

Requires the SEC to tighten proxy statement rules by limiting shareholder proposals to those materially affecting company financial performance

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Small Business Investor Capital Access Act

House

Expand capital access for small business investors through changes to federal investment rules and programs

Latest action: Mon Sep 08 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Main Street Act

House

Loosens banking regulations by easing capital, supervision, merger, and reporting requirements for banks and financial companies

Latest action: Wed Jul 22 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Unleashing AI Innovation in Financial Services Act

House

Allows regulated financial firms to test artificial intelligence projects under approved temporary regulatory waivers or modifications through federal financial agency innovation labs

Latest action: Wed Jun 24 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Restoring the Secondary Trading Market Act

House

Prohibits states from restricting off exchange secondary trading of securities when issuers publicly disclose financial information under federal rules

Latest action: Wed Mar 25 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Financial Institution Regulatory Tailoring Enhancement Act

House

Enhances regulatory tailoring for financial institutions by adjusting how federal banking rules are applied

Latest action: Fri Jun 20 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Protecting Investors’ Personally Identifiable Information Act

House

Protects investors’ personally identifiable information by limiting how it may be handled in financial services contexts

Latest action: Tue Jun 30 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Clarity for Compensation Act

House

Establishes clearer rules for compensation by amending federal law governing payment standards and determinations

Latest action: Tue Jun 30 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Preventing Elected Leaders from Owning Securities and Investments (PELOSI) Act

House

Prohibits elected leaders from owning securities and investments to limit financial conflicts of interest in government ethics

Latest action: Wed May 14 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Accredited Investor Definition Review Act

House

Require a review of the accredited investor definition to assess how it should be updated under securities law

Latest action: Wed Jun 04 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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FIRM Act

House

Prohibits federal banking agencies from considering reputational risk in the regulation examination and supervision of depository institutions and credit unions

Latest action: Fri Jun 20 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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American Access to Banking Act

House

Requires federal financial regulators to streamline applications for new banks and credit unions and assist applicants through the de novo chartering process

Latest action: Thu May 21 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Enhancing Multi-Class Share Disclosures Act

House

Require securities issuers with multi-class share structures to disclose major holders' shares and voting power in proxy and consent solicitation materials

Latest action: Thu Jul 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Equal Opportunity for All Investors Act of 2025

House

Expands accredited investor eligibility for private securities offerings by letting individuals qualify through a Securities and Exchange Commission examination

Latest action: Tue Jul 22 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act

House

Allows registered investment companies to leave out indirectly incurred business development company fees from acquired fund fees and expenses calculations on fund fee schedules

Latest action: Tue Jun 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act

House

Expand accredited investor eligibility for private securities offerings to include people the SEC finds have qualifying professional knowledge from education or work experience

Latest action: Tue Jun 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation Act of 2025

House

Allows closed-end funds, including certain business development companies, to increase investment in private investment funds by barring SEC limits on selling or listing their securities

Latest action: Mon Dec 15 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Protecting Americans’ Retirement Savings From Politics Act

House

Protect retirement savings investment decisions from political considerations in retirement plans and related investing

Latest action: Wed Jun 24 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Dismantling Investments in Violation of Ethical Standards through Trusts Act

House

Prohibits Senior Executive Service employees and their immediate families from trading or holding specified financial instruments during the employee's service, with blind trust and limited asset exceptions

Latest action: Wed Feb 26 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Rural Depositories Revitalization Study Act

House

Requires federal banking agencies to study and report on ways to strengthen rural depository institutions and identify legal barriers to their growth and creation

Latest action: Mon Feb 02 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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