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H.R. 3381 House Finance and Financial Sector

Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025

Introduced
May 14, 2025
Sponsor
Rep. Wagner, Ann (R-MO-2)
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STAGE 4 OF 8 — HOUSE FLOOR

Currently in the House. Last action: received in the senate and read twice and referred to the committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs on Jun 24, 2025.

  1. House Introduced in House May 14, 2025
  2. House Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. May 14, 2025
  3. House Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held May 20, 2025
  4. House Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 2. May 20, 2025
  5. House Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-116. Jun 3, 2025
  6. House Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 86. Jun 3, 2025
  7. House Mrs. Wagner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Jun 23, 2025
  8. House Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2872-2873) Jun 23, 2025
  9. House DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3381. Jun 23, 2025
  10. House Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2872-2873) Jun 23, 2025
  11. House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2872-2873) Jun 23, 2025
  12. House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Jun 23, 2025
  13. Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Jun 24, 2025

Cosponsors

2

Subjects

Financial services and investmentsGovernment information and archivesSecurities

Committees

  • Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
    • [Referred To, Jun 24, 2025]
  • Financial Services Committee
    • [Reported By, Jun 3, 2025]
    • [Markup By, May 20, 2025]
    • [Referred To, May 14, 2025]

Summary

Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025This bill provides statutory authority for all issuers of securities to use certain offering procedures that are available to emerging growth companies.Specifically, the bill allows under statute issuers 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).Additionally, issuers are allowed under statute to submit to the Securities and Exchange Commission, with respect to an initial public offering, initial registration, or follow-on offering, a confidential draft registration statement for review prior to public filing.

[Summary as of: Introduced in House]

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