Financial Services Committee, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
This bill aims to broaden certain regulatory flexibilities to all companies seeking to go public or register securities, not just emerging growth companies. It amends the Securities Act of 1933 to allow any issuer to engage in "testing the waters" communications with potential investors. This provision permits oral or written communications to gauge interest before formally filing a registration statement, potentially streamlining the offering process. Furthermore, the legislation expands the ability for any issuer to confidentially submit draft registration statements to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for nonpublic review. This applies to initial public offerings, initial registrations of securities, and follow-on offerings, with specific deadlines for public filing before the offering's effective date or listing. For both expanded provisions, the SEC is authorized to impose additional terms or conditions on issuers other than emerging growth companies, but only after submitting a report to Congress detailing its findings.
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 2.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 86.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-116.
Mrs. Wagner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2872-2873)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3381.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2872-2873)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2872-2873)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025
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This bill aims to broaden certain regulatory flexibilities to all companies seeking to go public or register securities, not just emerging growth companies. It amends the Securities Act of 1933 to allow any issuer to engage in "testing the waters" communications with potential investors. This provision permits oral or written communications to gauge interest before formally filing a registration statement, potentially streamlining the offering process. Furthermore, the legislation expands the ability for any issuer to confidentially submit draft registration statements to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for nonpublic review. This applies to initial public offerings, initial registrations of securities, and follow-on offerings, with specific deadlines for public filing before the offering's effective date or listing. For both expanded provisions, the SEC is authorized to impose additional terms or conditions on issuers other than emerging growth companies, but only after submitting a report to Congress detailing its findings.