H.R. 4279 · 115th Congress
Expanding Investment Opportunities Act
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3 cosponsors · 2 D, 1 R
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- House Introduced Nov 7, 2017
- House Passed Jan 17, 2018 418–2
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House amended · Jan 17, 2018
Expanding Investment Opportunities Act
(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise registration rules to allow a closed-end company to use offering and proxy rules currently available to other issuers of securities, thereby reducing filing requirements and restrictions on communications with investors in certain circumstances. (A closed-end company is a publicly traded investment management company that sells a limited number of shares to investors in an initial public offering.)
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Votes to become law
About this bill and sources
Official title: Expanding Investment Opportunities Act
Latest action (Jan 18, 2018): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector · Origin: House · Introduced: Nov 7, 2017
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- House Introduced Nov 7, 2017
- House Passed Jan 17, 2018 418–2
Final vote · House · Jan 17, 2018
Passage (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Paul D. Ryan