Ted Budd (R-NC)
Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2026
A Republican bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2026," aims to amend the Securities Act of 1933. The primary focus is on small company capital formation. It seeks to increase a specific financial limit from $50,000,000 to $150,000,000. Additionally, it introduces a mechanism to adjust this amount for inflation every two years. These changes are intended to modify existing JOBS Act-related exemptions.
Yes· 3 of 5
- Scored +7
Does this make it easier to run a small business?
The bill significantly raises the limit for capital formation from $50 million to $150 million to help small companies grow.
- Scored +7
Would business owners be better off under this?
Business owners gain the ability to raise much larger amounts of capital for their enterprises.
- Scored +4
Is this likely to create jobs?
By increasing the capital available for small companies to raise, the bill facilitates business expansion and potential hiring.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Capital Limits: The bill increases the amount in paragraph (2)(A) from $50,000,000 to $150,000,000, which could allow more capital to be raised for small companies (Section 2).
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Inflation Adjustments: The bill requires the Commission to adjust the amount for inflation every 2 years based on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, ensuring the limit stays relevant to economic changes (Section 2, paragraph (1)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts or burdens are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this make it easier to run a small business? — The bill significantly raises the limit for capital formation from $50 million to $150 million to help small companies grow. Is this likely to create jobs? — By increasing the capital available for small companies to raise, the bill facilitates business expansion and potential hiring. Is this likely to grow the economy? — The increase in the cap for small company capital formation aims to stimulate economic activity through easier access to capital.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would business owners be better off under this? — Business owners gain the ability to raise much larger amounts of capital for their enterprises. Would people in cities be better off under this? — Increased capital availability can indirectly benefit urban economies through increased business activity.
- 3/24/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.