HR736-119

Passed House

To amend title 31, United States Code, to modify the deadline for filing beneficial ownership information reports for reporting companies formed or registered before January 1, 2024.

119th Congress Introduced Jan 24, 2025

Legislative Progress

Passed House
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 11, 2025

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, …

Feb 11, 2025 (inferred)

Passed House (inferred from eh version)

Jan 24, 2025

Mr. Nunn of Iowa (for himself, Ms. Davids of Kansas, …

Summary

What This Bill Does

Modifies the Corporate Transparency Act beneficial ownership reporting deadline, giving companies formed before January 1, 2024 until January 1, 2026 to file (extended from original 2-year deadline).

Who Benefits and How

Small businesses gain additional time to comply with beneficial ownership reporting. Companies avoid immediate compliance burden and potential penalties.

Who Bears the Burden and How

FinCEN loses earlier data collection. Anti-money laundering enforcement delayed.

Key Provisions

  • Changes filing deadline for pre-existing companies
  • Applies to companies formed before January 1, 2024
  • New deadline is January 1, 2026
  • Amends Section 5336(b)(1)(B) of title 31
Model: claude-opus-4
Generated: Jan 9, 2026 18:37

Evidence Chain:

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Primary Purpose

Extends beneficial ownership filing deadline for pre-existing companies to January 1, 2026

Policy Domains

Corporate Transparency Small Business Compliance

Legislative Strategy

"Provide compliance relief for small businesses under CTA"

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Corporate Transparency Small Business

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