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S. 3578 115th Congress Senate

Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act

Official title: A bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to carry out a study to evaluate the issues affecting the provision of, and reliance upon, investment research into small issuers.

Introduced: October 11, 2018 Introduced by: Mike Rounds Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Congressional oversightFinancial services and investmentsGovernment studies and investigationsMinority and disadvantaged businesses
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Oct 11, 2018
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 Latest action October 11, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act

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) 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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3578: Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3578/
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