INVEST Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4798 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4798

 To require that Federal Government equity stakes in private companies 
      be liquidated to pay down the debt, and for other purposes.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 16, 2026

  Mr. Husted introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL

 
 To require that Federal Government equity stakes in private companies 
      be liquidated to pay down the debt, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Investing in National Values, 
Economy, Strategy, and Tomorrow Act'' or the ``INVEST Act''.

SEC. 2. LIQUIDATION REQUIREMENT.

    (a) Identification.--Each Federal agency shall identify each 
covered equity investment described in subsection (b) held by the 
Federal agency in any privately owned, for-profit company.
    (b) Covered Equity Investment Described.--A covered equity 
investment described in this subsection includes the following:
            (1) Shares of common or preferred stock.
            (2) Economic, partnership, or membership interests.
            (3) Warrants, options, or other rights to acquire any such 
        interest, whether or not currently exercisable.
            (4) Any ``golden share'' special class of stock, or other 
        instrument that confers board seats, veto rights, or other 
        enhanced governance rights.
            (5) Any contractual right to require an initial public 
        offering, spin-off, or similar transaction for the purpose of 
        acquiring an ownership interest.
    (c) Liquidation Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 8 years after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, each Federal agency shall liquidate the 
        covered equity investments identified by the Federal agency 
        under subsection (a).
            (2) Covered equity investments later acquired.--With 
        respect to a covered equity investment acquired after the date 
        of enactment of this Act, a Federal agency shall liquidate the 
        covered equity investment not later than 8 years after the date 
        of acquisition of the covered equity investment.
    (d) Use of Funds.--The head of each Federal agency liquidating a 
covered equity investment pursuant to subsection (c) shall transmit all 
amounts from such liquidation to the Treasury, to be used to pay down 
the national debt.
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