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HR 9605 117th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector

To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to expand the research report exception to include reports about any issuer that undertakes a proposed offering of public securities.

Introduced: December 15, 2022 Introduced by: Williams, Roger Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Dec 15, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill allows a securities broker or dealer to publish or distribute a research report on a proposed public offering without it being considered an offer to sell securities for purposes of registration requirements. Currently, reports regarding a proposed public offering by an emerging growth company fall under this exception.

What's happening now December 15, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9605: To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to expand the research report exception to include reports about any issuer that undertakes a proposed offering of public securities.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9605/
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"H.R. 9605: To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to expand the research report exception to include reports about any issuer that undertakes a proposed offering of public securities.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9605/.
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H.R. 9605, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9605/.
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[H.R. 9605: To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to expand the research report exception to include reports about any issuer that undertakes a proposed offering of public securities.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9605/)
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