US Congress House Bill 4279 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on January 18 2018 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-01-18 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Expanding Investment Opportunities Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise registration rules to allow a closed-end company to use offering and proxy rules currently available to other issuers of securities, thereby reducing filing requirements and restrictions on communications with investors in certain circumstances. (A closed-end company is a publicly traded investment management company that sells a limited number of shares to investors in an initial public offering.)

Expanding Investment Opportunities Act

Rep. Trey Hollingsworth [R-IN]

Rep. Randy Hultgren [R-IL]

Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]

Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]

2018-01-17 - House - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended RC# 25 (Y: 418 N: 2 NV: 10 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-18	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
2018-01-17	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2018-01-17	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 418 - 2 (Roll no. 25). (text: CR 1/16/2018 H183)
2018-01-17	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H454)
2018-01-16	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2018-01-16	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4279.
2018-01-16	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H183-185)
2018-01-16	House	Mr. Duffy moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2018-01-16	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 386.
2018-01-16	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-517.
2017-11-15	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 58 - 2.
2017-11-15	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-11-07	House	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
2017-11-07	House	Introduced in House
2017-11-03	House	Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Capital Markets Prior to Introduction and Referral.

HB10 (Related) 2017-07-13 - Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-108.
SB2155 (Related) 2018-05-24 - Became Public Law No: 115-174.
HR905 (Similar To) 2018-05-22 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4279/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4279/BILLS-115hr4279ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4279/BILLS-115hr4279rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4279/BILLS-115hr4279eh.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/201825