H.R. 4430 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Expanding WKSI Eligibility Act
Cosponsors: 3 (2 D, 1 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-10
Introduced: 2025-07-16
Latest action (2025-12-02): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
What H.R. 4430 does, in plain terms
This bill reduces the required aggregate market value of voting and non-voting common equity shares for an issuer of securities to qualify as a well-known seasoned issuer. A well-known seasoned issuer is allowed to make expedited public offerings of securities through automatic shelf registrations.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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