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S. 4218 116th Congress Senate

Coronavirus EGC Extension Act

Official title: A bill to temporarily prevent emerging growth companies from losing their status during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 20, 2020 Introduced by: Thom Tillis Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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 Latest action July 20, 2020

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Coronavirus EGC Extension Act

This bill extends the status of an issuer of securities as an emerging growth company. Specifically, these issuers will remain emerging growth companies until the later of

  • one year after the date of enactment of this bill,
  • the end of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency declaration period, and
  • the date the issuer would otherwise cease being an emerging growth company.

Emerging growth companies (in general, a newly public company with revenues below a specified threshold) are subject to reduced disclosure requirements, among other regulations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7661 Identical bill Coronavirus EGC Extension Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4218: Coronavirus EGC Extension Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4218/
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"S. 4218: Coronavirus EGC Extension Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4218/.
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S. 4218, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4218/.
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