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Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2019

Introduced: February 25, 2019 Introduced by: Tillis, Thomas Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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Feb 25, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Feb 25, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2019

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.

What's happening now February 25, 2019

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7067 Related bill Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Feb 25, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 536: Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-536/
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"S. 536: Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-536/.
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