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H.R. 4529 115th Congress House

Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017

Official title: To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise Form S-3 so as to add listing and registration of a class of common equity securities on a national … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise Form S-3 so as to add listing and registration of a class of common equity securities on a national securities exchange as an additional basis for satisfying the requirements of General Instruction I.B.1. of such form and to remove such listing and registration as a requirement of General Instruction I.B.6. of such form.

Introduced: December 1, 2017 Introduced by: Ann Wagner Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 23, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 436.
Feb 23, 2018
Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-576.
Dec 13, 2017
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 34 - 26.
Dec 13, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 12, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 1, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Dec 1, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 23, 2018

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 436.

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Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to revise Form S-3 so as to permit securities to be registered pursuant to General Instruction I.B.1. of the form if the registrant has at least one class of common equity securities listed and registered on a national securities exchange. The SEC must also revise General Instruction I.B.6. of Form S-3 to allow certain registrants to use that instruction to offer up to one-third of the aggregate market value of their common equity even if they are not registered on a national securities exchange.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2357 Reintroduction of Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2016
  • HR 10 Financial CHOICE Act of 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4529: Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4529/
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