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S. 3030 · 118th Congress

Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2023

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 118th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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3 cosponsors · 2 D, 1 R

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This bill provides statutory authority for all issuers of securities to use certain offering procedures that are available to emerging growth companies.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Oct 4, 2023

Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2023

This bill provides statutory authority for all issuers of securities to use certain offering procedures that are available to emerging growth companies.

Specifically, the bill allows under statute issuers of securities to communicate with potential investors to ascertain interest in a contemplated securities offering, either before or after the filing of a registration statement (i.e., test the waters).

Additionally, issuers are allowed under statute to submit a confidential draft registration statement to the Securities and Exchange Commission for review prior to public filing or within one year after the initial public offering or registration.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2023

Latest action (Oct 4, 2023): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Oct 4, 2023

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.