118th Congress Finance and Financial Sector
H.R. 2610: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify certain registration statement contents for emerging growth companies, to permit issuers to file draft registration statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission for confidential review, and for other purposes.
Passed House
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (completed)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
This bill revises requirements related to registration statements submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). First, the bill requires an emerging growth company to submit profit and loss statements from the previous 2 years, rather than the previous 3 years as under current law. In addition, the bill allows an issuer of securities to submit a draft registration statement to the SEC for confidential review prior to a public filing.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Who scored on this bill
- 1Patrick McHenry SponsorIntroduced, reported, passed House3 events+50
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History
- Passed the House by voice vote.
- Introduced in the House by Patrick McHenry.
Show the full action history (13 actions)
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 118-89.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 66.
- Mrs. Wagner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2725-2726)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2610.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2725)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2725)
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 0.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.