HR 4564 · 113th Congress · Finance and Financial Sector

Equity Crowdfunding Improvement Act of 2014

Introduced 2014-05-06· Sponsored by Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.(2014-05-06)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Equity Crowdfunding Improvement Act of 2014 - Repeals the CROWDFUND Act. Amends the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act to exempt from the registration requirements and prohibitions of the Securities Act of 1933 any transactions involving the offer or sale of crowdfunded securities by an issuer if specified requirements are met. (Crowdfunding is a method of capital formation where groups of people pool money, typically composed of small individual contributions, and often via internet platforms, to either invest in a company or support an effort by others to accomplish a specific goal.) Prescribes among these requirements that the aggregate amount sold within the previous 12-month period in reliance upon the crowdfunding exemption be either: (1) $3 million, adjusted for inflation, or less; or (2) $5 million, adjusted for inflation, or less if the issuer provides potential investors with audited financial statements. Requires also that, in the case of a transaction involving an intermediary between the issuer and the investor, that the intermediary comply with certain requirements. Requires as well that if the aggregate amount sold within the previous 12-month period in reliance upo…

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1 Republican