Financial Services Committee, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
The "Equal Opportunity for All Investors Act of 2025" directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to revise the definition of an accredited investor to include natural persons who pass a new certification examination. This examination, to be established within one year, will assess an individual's financial sophistication across various areas. Key topics covered will include types of securities , disclosure requirements, corporate governance, financial statements, and the specific risks associated with unregistered securities and private investments, such as limited liquidity and potential conflicts of interest. The examination must be designed with an appropriate level of difficulty and will be administered free of charge to the public by a registered national securities association, ensuring broader access to accredited investor status based on knowledge.
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 49 - 2.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 97.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-127.
Mr. Hill (AR) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3506-3508: 1)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3339.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3506)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3506)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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Equal Opportunity for All Investors Act of 2025
USA119th CongressHR-3339| House
| Updated: 7/22/2025
The "Equal Opportunity for All Investors Act of 2025" directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to revise the definition of an accredited investor to include natural persons who pass a new certification examination. This examination, to be established within one year, will assess an individual's financial sophistication across various areas. Key topics covered will include types of securities , disclosure requirements, corporate governance, financial statements, and the specific risks associated with unregistered securities and private investments, such as limited liquidity and potential conflicts of interest. The examination must be designed with an appropriate level of difficulty and will be administered free of charge to the public by a registered national securities association, ensuring broader access to accredited investor status based on knowledge.