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Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025
6/26/2025, 6:53 AM
Summary of Bill HR 3381
Congressional Summary of HR 3381
Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025
This 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.
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Current Status of Bill HR 3381
Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 3381
Total Number of Sponsors
10Democrat Sponsors
0Republican Sponsors
10Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
2Democrat Cosponsors
1Republican Cosponsors
1Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 3381
Primary Policy Focus
Finance and Financial SectorAlternate Title(s) of Bill HR 3381
Comments
Lucia Parks
6 months ago
I don't like this new bill, how will it affect me?
Milani Boswell
5 months ago
I can't believe this bill, it's gonna mess everything up for me.
