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https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2793
[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 66 (Thursday, April 20, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. WAGNER:H.R. 2793.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. ConstitutionThe single subject of this legislation is:This bill extends certain procedures currently available toemerging growth companies to all issuers of securities.[Page H1912]
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H. Rept. 118-90

- Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2023
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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18:58:22
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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- 2023-06-05
18:58:21
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 384 - 13 (Roll no. 245). (text: CR H2727-2728)
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2023-06-05T22:58:21Z
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Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 384 - 13 (Roll no. 245). (text: CR H2727-2728)
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18:31:05
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2731)
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17:24:42
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
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17:15:57
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2793.
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17:15:54
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2727-2729)
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17:15:31
Mrs. Wagner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 67.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 118-90.
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H.R. 2793, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2023
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59214
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on April 26, 2023
Finance and Financial Sector
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Finance and Financial Sector
2023-04-26T14:00:20Z
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2023-04-20
Introduced in House
2023-05-30T14:04:02Z
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.
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2023-06-05
Passed House
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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 (SEC) for review prior to public filing or within one year after the initial public offering or registration (i.e., a follow-on offering).
If the SEC pursues further rulemaking to related to these provisions, the SEC must submit a report to Congress supporting the basis of the rulemaking.

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Introduced in House
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House
Engrossed in House
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- Official Title as Introduced
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To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to expand the ability to use testing the waters and confidential draft registration submissions, and for other purposes.
2024-03-18T20:56:45Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Referred in Senate
2023-06-06T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr2793rfs/xml/BILLS-118hr2793rfs.xml
- Reported in House
2023-06-05T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr2793rh/xml/BILLS-118hr2793rh.xml
- Engrossed in House
2023-06-05T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr2793eh/xml/BILLS-118hr2793eh.xml
- Introduced in House
2023-04-20T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr2793ih/xml/BILLS-118hr2793ih.xml
2023-06-06
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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