119th Congress Finance and Financial Sector
H.R. 3381: Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025
Passed House
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (completed)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
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.
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.
Cosponsors
- Gregory Meeks D-NYOriginal
- Pete Sessions R-TXOriginal
Who scored on this bill
- 1Ann Wagner SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, marked up, reported, passed House5 events+68
- 2Gregory MeeksCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
- 2Pete SessionsCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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History
- Passed the House by voice vote.
- Introduced in the House by Ann Wagner.
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- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Mrs. Wagner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2872-2873)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3381.
- 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)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2872-2873)
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-116.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 86.
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 2.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.