HR 4860 · 116th Congress · Finance and Financial Sector
Crowdfunding Amendments Act
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.(2019-10-29)
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Crowdfunding Amendments Act This bill allows a crowdfunding issuer to sell shares through a crowdfunding vehicle. (Crowdfunding is a method of capital formation in which groups of people pool money to invest in a company or to support an effort to accomplish a specific goal.) A "crowdfunding vehicle" is defined as a company that has purposes limited to acquiring, holding, and disposing only one class of crowdfunding securities issued by a single company; receives no compensation for doing so; and meets other specified requirements, including those related to reporting obligations and the use of investment advisers. The bill provides for the registration of crowdfunding vehicle advisers. The bill also revises the conditions upon which the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) shall exempt securities issued in crowdfunding transactions from registration requirements. Under current law, holders of crowdfunded shares do not count toward the shareholder threshold beyond which an issuer is required to register its securities with the SEC, provided that the issuer (1) is current in its annual reporting obligations, (2) retains the services of a registered transfer agent, and …
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