Greenlighting Growth Act, the official text

119 HR 3343 : Greenlighting Growth Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-07-22
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IIB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3343 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 22, 2025 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
AN ACT To amend the Federal securities laws to specify the periods for which financial statements are required to be provided by an emerging growth company, and for other purposes. 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Greenlighting Growth Act .
2. Financial statement reporting requirements for emerging growth companies
(a) Securities Act of 1933
Section 7(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 ( 15 U.S.C. 77g(a)(2) ) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking and at the end;
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
(B) need not present acquired company financial statements or information otherwise required under section 210.3–05 or section 210.8–04 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto, for any period prior to the earliest audited period of the emerging growth company presented in connection with its initial public offering and, thereafter, in no event shall an issuer that was an emerging growth company but is no longer an emerging growth company be required to present financial statements of the issuer (or acquired company financial statements or information otherwise required under section 210.3–05 or section 210.8–04 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto) for any period prior to the earliest audited period of the emerging growth company presented in connection with its initial public offering; and
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(b) Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Section 12(b)(1)(K) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78l(b)(1)(K) ) is amended by striking firm and inserting firm, provided that the application of an emerging growth company need not present acquired company financial statements or information otherwise required under section 210.3–05 or section 210.8–04 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto, for any period prior to the earliest audited period of the emerging growth company presented in connection with its application and, thereafter, in no event shall an issuer that was an emerging growth company but is no longer an emerging growth company be required to present financial statements of the issuer (or acquired company financial statements or information otherwise required under section 210.3–05 or section 210.8–04 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto) for any period prior to the earliest audited period of the emerging growth company presented in connection with any application under this subsection .
Passed the House of Representatives July 21, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.