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Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act This bill allows a registered investment company to exclude from the calculation of acquired fund fees and expenses those incurred indirectly from investment in a business development company. Acquired fund fees and expenses is a required line item on a fund's fee schedule that provides the operating expenses of the fund.
Action Timeline
2025-06-24
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
2025-06-23
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2025-06-23
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2868)
2025-06-23
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2868)
2025-06-23
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2225.
2025-06-23
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2868-2869)
2025-06-23
Mrs. Wagner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2025-06-03
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 96.
2025-06-03
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-126.
2025-06-03
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-126.
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.2225 pass?
HR.2225 is still alive. Current stage: PASSED_ONE. Pass likelihood: 35%.
What does HR.2225 do?
Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act This bill allows a registered investment company to exclude from the calculation of acquired fund fees and expenses those incurred indirectly from investment in a business development company. Acquired fund fees and expenses is a required line item on a fund's fee schedule that provides the operating expenses of the fund.
Who sponsored HR.2225?
HR.2225 was sponsored by Brad Sherman (D-California).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 2225 EH: Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act U.S. House of Representatives text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. IB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2225 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To permit a registered investment company to omit certain fees from the calculation of Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Access to Small Business Investor Capital Act . 2. Amendments to acquired fund fees and expenses reporting on investment company registration statements (a) Definitions For purposes of this section: (1) Acquired Fund The term Acquired Fund has the meaning given the term in Forms N–1A, N–2, and N–3. (2) Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses The term Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses means the Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses sub-caption in the Fee Table Disclosure. (3) Business development company The term business development company has the meaning given the term in section 2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–2(a) ). (4) Fee table disclosure The term Fee Table Disclosure means the fee table described in Item 3 of Form N–1A, Item 3 of Form N–2, or Item 4 of Form N–3 (as applicable, and with respect to each, in any successor fee table disclosure that the Securities and Exchange Commission adopts). (5) Form N–1a The term Form N–1A means the form described in section 274.11A of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. (6) Form N–2 The term Form N–2 means the form described in section 274.11a–1 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. (7) Form N–3 The term Form N–3 means the form described in section 274.11b of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. (8) Registered investment company The term registered investment company means an investment company, as defined under section 3(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under such Act. (b) Excluding business development companies from acquired fund fees and expenses A registered investment company may, on any investment company registration statement filed pursuant to section 8(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–8(b) ), omit from the calculation of Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses those fees and expenses that the investment company incurred indirectly as a result of investment in shares of one or more Acquired Funds that is a business development company. Passed the House of Representatives June 23, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.
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