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<item congress="116" measure-type="hr" measure-number="2919" measure-id="id116hr2919" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2019-05-22" update-date="2019-07-23">
<title>Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act</title>
<summary summary-id="id116hr2919v53" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2019-07-23">
<action-date>2019-07-09</action-date>
<action-desc>Passed House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act </b></p> <p>This bill requires the Securities and Exchange Commission to report on investment research regarding small issuers, including emerging growth companies and companies considering initial public offerings. The report must (1)&nbsp;include topics such as the availability of such research and potential conflicts of interest relating to its production and distribution, and (2) make recommendations for increasing small-issuer investment research. </p>]]></summary-text>
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<summary summary-id="id116hr2919v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2019-06-12">
<action-date>2019-05-22</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act </b></p> <p>This bill requires the Securities and Exchange Commission to report on investment research regarding small issuers, including emerging growth companies and companies considering initial public offerings. The report must (1)&nbsp;include topics such as the availability of such research and potential conflicts of interest relating to its production and distribution, and (2) make recommendations for increasing small-issuer investment research. </p>]]></summary-text>
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