[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 3351 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                  Union Calendar No. 88
119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3351

                      [Report No. 119-118, Part I]

To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify that actions of 
the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation are not a collection 
           of information under the Paperwork Reduction Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 13, 2025

  Mrs. Kim (for herself and Mr. Gottheimer) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in 
  addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a 
 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
                          committee concerned

                              June 3, 2025

                    Additional sponsor: Mr. Sessions

                              June 3, 2025

  Reported from the Committee on Financial Services with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

                              June 3, 2025

 Committee on Oversight and Government Reform discharged; committed to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered 
                             to be printed
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 13, 
                                 2025]


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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify that actions of 
the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation are not a collection 
           of information under the Paperwork Reduction Act.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Access to Small Business 
Information Act''.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT.

    Section 4(j) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 
78d(j)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(10) Exclusion from the paperwork reduction act.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Actions taken by the Advocate 
                for Small Business Capital Formation under this 
                subsection shall not be a `collection of information' 
                for purposes of subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, 
                United States Code (commonly known as the `Paperwork 
                Reduction Act').
                    ``(B) Exceptions.--Notwithstanding subparagraph 
                (A), the requirements under subsections (c)(1), (c)(4), 
                and (i) of section 3506 of title 44, United States 
                Code, and section 3507(a)(1)(A) of such title shall 
                apply to actions taken by the Advocate for Small 
                Business Capital Formation under this subsection, 
                except that the Commission shall not be required--
                            ``(i) to submit a collection of information 
                        by the Advocate to the Director of the Office 
                        of Management and Budget, as referenced under 
                        section 3506(c)(1)(A) of such title;
                            ``(ii) to display a control number on a 
                        collection of information by the Advocate, as 
                        described under section 3506(c)(1)(B)(i) of 
                        such title (or to inform a person receiving a 
                        collection of information from the Advocate 
                        that the collection of information needs to 
                        display a control number, as described under 
                        section 3506(c)(1)(B)(iii)(V) of such title); 
                        or
                            ``(iii) to indicate a collection of 
                        information by the Advocate is in accordance 
                        with the clearance requirements of section 3507 
                        of such title, as described under section 
                        3506(c)(1)(B)(ii) of such title.''.
                                                  Union Calendar No. 88

119th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 3351

                      [Report No. 119-118, Part I]

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                                 A BILL

To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify that actions of 
the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation are not a collection 
           of information under the Paperwork Reduction Act.

_______________________________________________________________________

                              June 3, 2025

  Reported from the Committee on Financial Services with an amendment

                              June 3, 2025

 Committee on Oversight and Government Reform discharged; committed to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered 
                             to be printed