{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-3381","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":3381,"title":"Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-05-14","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"W000812","fullName":"Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2]","party":"R","state":"MO","district":2}],"cosponsorsCount":2,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-06-24","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs."},"policyArea":"Finance and Financial Sector","subjects":["Financial services and investments","Government information and archives","Securities"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-06-24","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-23","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-23","text":"On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2872-2873)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-23","text":"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)","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-23","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3381.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-23","text":"Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2872-2873)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-23","text":"Mrs. Wagner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-03","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 86.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-03","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-116.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-03","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-116.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-05-20","text":"Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 2.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-05-20","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-05-14","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-05-14","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-05-14","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill provides statutory authority for all issuers of securities to use certain offering procedures that are available to emerging growth companies.</p><p>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., <em>test the waters</em>).</p><p>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<em></em>.</p>","updateDate":"2025-10-09T03:26:18Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":522,"ts":"2026-04-15T20:39:58.010Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Encouraging%20Public%20Offerings%20Act%20of%202025"}]}}