United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4429 (119th)
Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2025
Introduced
16 July 2025
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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Summary
Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2025 This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise venture capital investment regulations to allow additional types of investments to be considered as qualifying investments. Venture capital funds are exempt from certain regulations applicable to other investment firms, including those related to filings, audits, and restricted communications with investors. Under current regulations, non-qualifying investments—which include secondary transactions and investments in other venture capital funds—may comprise up to 20% of a venture capital fund. The bill allows investments acquired through secondary transactions or investments in other venture capital funds to be considered as qualifying investments for venture capital funds. However, for a private fund to qualify as a venture capital fund, the fund's investments must predominately (1) be acquired directly, or (2) be investments in other venture capital funds.
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Referred in Senate
Referred in Senate
Referred in Senate · EN · 2 December 2025
Engrossed in House
Engrossed in House · EN · 1 December 2025
Reported in House
Reported in House · EN · 8 September 2025
Introduced in House
Introduced in House · EN · 16 July 2025
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 16 July 2025
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4429
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/4429