H.R. 3381

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to expand the ability to use testing the waters and confidential draft registration submissions, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · May 14, 2025 · Sponsor: Mrs. Wagner · Committee: Committee on Financial Services

Table of contents

• H.R. 3381
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Expanding testing the waters
  • SEC. 3. Confidential review of draft registration statements

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025.

SEC. 2. Expanding testing the waters

• Section 5(d) of the Securities Act of 1933 () is amended— 15 U.S.C. 77e(d)
  • by striking and inserting the following:
    • (1) In general
      • Notwithstanding
  • by striking an emerging growth company or any person authorized to act on behalf of an emerging growth companyand inserting an issuer or any person authorized to act on behalf of an issuer; and
    • (2) Additional requirements
      • (A) In general
        • The Commission may promulgate regulations, subject to public notice and comment, to impose such other terms, conditions, or requirements on the engaging in oral or written communications described under paragraph (1) by an issuer other than an emerging growth company as the Commission determines appropriate.
      • (B) Report to Congress
        • Prior to any rulemaking described under subparagraph (A), the Commission shall submit to Congress a report containing a list of the findings supporting the basis of the rulemaking.
  • by adding at the end the following:

SEC. 3. Confidential review of draft registration statements

• Section 6(e) of the Securities Act of 1933 () is amended— 15 U.S.C. 77f(e)
  • in the heading, by striking and inserting ;
  • by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
    • (1) In general
      • Any issuer may, with respect to an initial public offering, initial registration of a security of the issuer under section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (), or follow-on offering, confidentially submit to the Commission a draft registration statement, for confidential nonpublic review by the staff of the Commission prior to public filing, provided that the initial confidential submission and all amendments thereto shall be publicly filed with the Commission not later than— 15 U.S.C. 78l(b)
        • in the case of an initial public offering, 10 days before the effective date of such registration statement;
        • in the case of an initial registration of a security of the issuer under such section 12(b), 10 days before listing on an exchange; or
        • in the case of any offering after an initial public offering or an initial registration under such section 12(b), 48 hours before the effective date of such registration statement.
    • (2) Additional requirements
      • (A) In general
        • The Commission may promulgate regulations, subject to public notice and comment, to impose such other terms, conditions, or requirements on the submission of draft registration statements described under this subsection by an issuer other than an emerging growth company as the Commission determines appropriate.
      • (B) Report to Congress
        • Prior to any rulemaking described under subparagraph (A), the Commission shall submit to Congress a report containing a list of the findings supporting the basis of the rulemaking.
  • by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: