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H. Rept. 119-572 1 (2026-03-25)

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                    119TH CONGRESS                                         REPORT
                       2d Session   J HOUSE   OF REPRESENTATIVES           119-572







                          SMALL ENTREPRENEURS' EMPOWERMENT AND
                                     DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2025




                      MARCH 25, 2026.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
                                      of the Union and ordered to be printed




                     Mr. HILL  of Arkansas, from the Committee  on Financial Services,
                                          submitted  the following



                                             REPORT


                                               together with


                                            MINORITY VIEWS

                                            [To accompany H.R. 4171]

                      The  Committee  on  Financial Services, to whom  was referred the
                    bill (H.R. 4171) to  amend  the  Securities Act of 1933  to provide
                    small issuers with a micro-offering exemption free of mandated  dis-
                    closures or offering filings, but subject to the antifraud provisions
                    of the Federal securities laws, and for other purposes, having con-
                    sidered the  same, reports favorably  thereon with  an  amendment
                    and recommends   that the bill as amended do pass.

                                                 CONTENTS

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                    Purpose and Sum m ary  ........................................................................................... .  2
                    Background and Need for Legislation  ....................................................................  2
                    Com m ittee  Consideration  ........................................................................................  3
                    R elated H earings  .....................................................................................................  4
                    C om m ittee  V otes  .....................................................................................................  4
                    Com m ittee  Oversight Findings  ...............................................................................  7
                    Perform ance Goals  and  Objectives  .........................................................................  7
                    Com m ittee  Cost  Estim ate  .......................................................................................  7
                    New Budget Authority and CBO Cost Estimate ...................................................  7
                    Unfunded M andates Statem ent  .............................................................................  7
                    E arm ark Statem ent  .................................................................................................  7
                    Federal Advisory Committee Act Statement .........................................................  8
                    Applicability  to  the  Legislative  Branch  .................................................................  8
                    Duplication of Federal Program s  ............................................................................  8
                    Section-by-Section  Analysis of the  Legislation  ......................................................  8
                    Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ................. 8
                    M inority  V iew s  ........................................................................................................  18
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