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1553
2025-05-27T14:15:11Z
2025-05-27T14:15:11Z
House
H
HR
2023-03-10
118
[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 46 (Friday, March 10, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LAWLER:H.R. 1553.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.The single subject of this legislation is:To require revisions to Securities and Exchange Commissionrules[Page H1281]
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Financial Services Committee
House
Standing
  - Reported By
2023-12-12T16:19:31Z
  - Markup By
2023-05-24T15:38:15Z
  - Referred To
2023-03-10T14:04:20Z
H. Rept. 118-310

- Expanding Access to Capital Act of 2023
118
2799
HR
2024-03-11
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  - Related bill
CRS

- HALOS Act of 2023
118
3298
S
2023-11-14
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  - Related bill
CRS
- 2023-12-12
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 250.
Calendars
H12410
2
House floor actions
U00250
- 2023-12-12
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 118-310.
Committee
H12200
2
House floor actions
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Financial Services Committee
- 2023-12-12
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 118-310.
Committee
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Library of Congress
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Financial Services Committee
- 2023-05-24
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Financial Services Committee
1
House committee actions
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 35 - 12.
Committee
- 2023-05-24
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Financial Services Committee
1
House committee actions
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Committee
- 2023-03-10
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
IntroReferral
H11100
2
House floor actions
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Financial Services Committee
- 2023-03-10
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
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Library of Congress
- 2023-03-10
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
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Library of Congress
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Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
Michael
Lawler
R
NY
17
N
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Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
Josh
Gottheimer
D
NJ
5
2023-03-10
True
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Rep. Nickel, Wiley [D-NC-13]
Wiley
Nickel
D
NC
13
2023-05-22
False
- 2023-08-01T20:30:00Z

H.R. 1553, HALOS Act of 2023
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59448
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on May 24, 2023
Finance and Financial Sector
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
2023-07-28T16:00:32Z
- Business investment and capital
2023-07-28T16:00:32Z
- Financial services and investments
2023-07-28T16:00:32Z
- Higher education
2023-07-28T16:00:32Z
- Marketing and advertising
2023-07-28T16:00:32Z
- Securities
2023-07-28T16:00:32Z
- Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
2023-07-28T16:00:32Z
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
2023-07-28T16:00:32Z
Finance and Financial Sector
2023-03-29T14:33:19Z
00
2023-03-10
Introduced in House
2023-06-23T13:43:17Z
Helping Angels Lead Our Startups Act of 2023 or the HALOS Act of 2023
This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to revise Regulation D, which exempts certain securities offerings from SEC registration requirements but prohibits general solicitation or general advertising with respect to such offerings. Under the bill, this prohibition shall not apply to events with specified kinds of sponsors—including angel investor groups unconnected to broker-dealers or investment advisers—where presentations or communications are made by or on behalf of an issuer, if
- the advertising does not refer to any specific offering of securities by the issuer;
- the sponsor does not provide investment recommendation or advice to attendees, engage in investment negotiations with attendees, charge certain fees, or receive certain compensation; and
- no specific information regarding a securities offering is communicated beyond the type and amount of securities being offered, the amount of securities already subscribed for, and the intended use of proceeds from the offering.
In addition, the SEC is prohibited from requiring additional filings for a general solicitation or general advertising of a Regulation D security.
07
2023-12-12
Reported to House
2024-07-25T12:17:58Z
Helping Angels Lead Our Startups Act of 2023 or the HALOS Act of 2023
This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to revise Regulation D, which exempts certain securities offerings from SEC registration requirements but prohibits general solicitation or general advertising with respect to such offerings. Under the bill, this prohibition shall not apply to events with specified kinds of sponsors—including angel investor groups unconnected to broker-dealers or investment advisers—where presentations or communications are made by or on behalf of an issuer, if
- the advertising does not refer to any specific offering of securities by the issuer;
- the sponsor does not provide investment recommendation or advice to attendees, engage in investment negotiations with attendees, charge certain fees, or receive certain compensation; and
- no specific information regarding a securities offering is communicated beyond the type and amount of securities being offered, the amount of securities already subscribed for, and the intended use of proceeds from the offering.

HALOS Act of 2023
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HALOS Act of 2023
2024-07-24T15:19:40Z
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
101

HALOS Act of 2023
2024-05-24T13:41:43Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
101

Helping Angels Lead Our Startups Act of 2023
2024-05-24T13:41:43Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
102

HALOS Act of 2023
2024-05-24T13:35:04Z
H
House
Reported in House
RH
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
102

Helping Angels Lead Our Startups Act of 2023
2024-05-24T13:35:04Z
H
House
Reported in House
RH
- Official Title as Introduced
6

To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise rules relating to general solicitation or general advertising to allow for presentations or other communication made by or on behalf of an issuer at certain events, and for other purposes.
2024-03-18T20:27:30Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Reported in House
2023-12-12T05:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr1553rh/xml/BILLS-118hr1553rh.xml
- Introduced in House
2023-03-10T05:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr1553ih/xml/BILLS-118hr1553ih.xml
2023-12-12
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 250.
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