Expanding WKSI Eligibility Act
Official title: To lower the aggregate market value of voting and non-voting common equity necessary for an issuer to qualify as a well-known seasoned issuer.
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What Happened in Congress?
December 1, 2025
- HousePassed by voice vote
Where the Bill Stands
- Introduced, done
- Committee, done
- Floor Vote, done
- Outcome, current stage
What This Bill Does
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.
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Timeline
- SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- House floor actionsMr. Davidson moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Passed the House
- House floor actionsReported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-247.
- House committee actionsCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Library of CongressIntroduced in House
- House floor actionsReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Introduced
- Committee



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