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    <item congress="117" measure-type="hr" measure-number="9605" measure-id="id117hr9605" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2022-12-15" update-date="2023-03-02">
        <title>To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to expand the research report exception to include reports about any issuer that undertakes a proposed offering of public securities.</title>
        <summary summary-id="id117hr9605v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2023-03-02">
            <action-date>2022-12-15</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
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     <p>This bill allows a securities broker or dealer to publish or distribute a research report on a proposed public offering without it being considered an offer to sell securities for purposes of registration requirements. Currently, reports regarding a proposed public offering by an emerging growth company fall under this exception.</p>
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