# 119-hr-3323: Helping Startups Continue To Grow Act

119-hr-3323, Helping Startups Continue To Grow Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1] (R-WI); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-09).

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- As of: 2026-10-09
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3323
- Congress: 119
- Title: Helping Startups Continue To Grow Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-05-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1] (R-WI)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-09

## Summary

**Raises the revenue threshold for Emerging Growth Company status from $1 billion to $3 billion.** It would also change the time-based test from a 'fifth' year trigger to a 10-year measure and remove a listed criterion, altering how long firms can claim EGC regulatory relief. - Startups and public companies: Would let firms with up to $3 billion in annual revenue qualify for Emerging Growth Company benefits, extending scaled disclosure and compliance relief to larger, later-stage companies. - Investors and market participants: Would increase the number of issuers eligible for lighter reporting rules, changing what disclosure and audit information is available in some securities filings. - Securities regulators and statutes: Would make technical corrections to cross-references and redesignate a paragraph in the Securities Exchange Act, and would delete one subparagraph from the EGC definition to simplify the statutory test.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Liccardo, Sam T. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More leeway for startups going public: benefit, low. This bill would widen who can use the SEC’s Emerging Growth Company status. Companies with up to $3 billion in yearly revenue could qualify, up from $1 billion. It would also allow companies to keep that status for up to 10 years. One older rule that ended EGC status would be removed. If passed, th…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-3323 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3323)

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- [119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6955)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3323 (as of 2026-10-09).