{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-3959","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":3959,"title":"Protecting Private Job Creators Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-06-12","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"D000634","fullName":"Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2]","party":"R","state":"MT","district":2}],"cosponsorsCount":7,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-02-25","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 448."},"policyArea":"Finance and Financial Sector","subjects":["Bank accounts, deposits, capital","Financial services and investments","Securities"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-02-25","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 448.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-25","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-523.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-02-25","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-523.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-17","text":"Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 11.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-17","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-16","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-12","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-12","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-06-12","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Protecting Private Job Creators Act</strong></p><p>This bill provides statutory authority for an exemption from specified disclosure requirements applicable to fixed-income securities (e.g., corporate bonds or a certificate of deposit).</p><p>Under current securities regulations, brokers and dealers are generally prohibited from publishing securities quotations (i.e., the sale price) in over-the-counter (i.e., not on a national exchange) markets unless they have certain information about the securities issuer in their records. The Securities and Exchange Commission issued a series of orders (with the latest order issued in November 2024) granting an exemption to this rule to fixed-income securities that comply with specified safe-harbor rules. The bill provides statutory authority for this exemption.</p>","updateDate":"2026-04-08T19:47:51Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":395,"ts":"2026-04-19T08:25:01.236Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Protecting%20Private%20Job%20Creators%20Act"}]}}