[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
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[H.R. 1723 Reported in House (RH)]

                                                 Union Calendar No. 150
114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1723

                          [Report No. 114-201]

To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise Form S-1 so 
 as to permit smaller reporting companies to use forward incorporation 
                      by reference for such form.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 26, 2015

  Mrs. Wagner (for herself and Ms. Sewell of Alabama) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial 
                                Services

                             July 14, 2015

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise Form S-1 so 
 as to permit smaller reporting companies to use forward incorporation 
                      by reference for such form.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Small Company Simple Registration 
Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. FORWARD INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE FOR FORM S-1.

    Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Securities and Exchange Commission shall revise Form S-1 so as to 
permit a smaller reporting company (as defined in section 230.405 of 
title 17, Code of Federal Regulations) to incorporate by reference in a 
registration statement filed on such form any documents that such 
company files with the Commission after the effective date of such 
registration statement.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 150

114th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 1723

                          [Report No. 114-201]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise Form S-1 so 
 as to permit smaller reporting companies to use forward incorporation 
                      by reference for such form.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             July 14, 2015

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
                       and ordered to be printed