S. 4690 119th Congress Senate

Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2026

Official title: A bill 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 4, 2026 Introduced by: Ted Budd 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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What's happening now June 4, 2026

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

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Cosponsors 5

McCormick, David

Pennsylvania · Aug 4, 2026

Alsobrooks, Angela D.

Maryland · Jun 4, 2026

Tillis, Thomas

North Carolina · Jun 4, 2026

Van Hollen, Chris

Maryland · Jun 4, 2026

Warnock, Raphael G.

Georgia · Jun 4, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4690: Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4690/

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"S. 4690: Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4690/.

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S. 4690, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4690/.

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