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H.R. 7067 116th Congress House

Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2020

Official title: To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to expand the ability to use testing the waters and confidential draft registration submissions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 1, 2020 Introduced by: Ted Budd Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jun 1, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 1, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2020

This bill allows an issuer of securities to communicate with potential investors to ascertain interest in a contemplated securities offering, either before or after the filing of a registration statement (i.e., test the waters). Under current law, only emerging growth companies may engage in such communications.

The bill also allows an issuer to submit a confidential draft registration statement to the Securities and Exchange Commission for review prior to public filing or within one year after the initial public offering or registration.

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  • S 536 Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7067: Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7067/
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"H.R. 7067: Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7067/.
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H.R. 7067, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7067/.
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