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H.R. 1723: Small Company Simple Registration Act of 2015

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H.R. 1723: Small Company Simple Registration Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-03-26 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-03-26 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 437 (2015): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR1723 (2015-07-14), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Small Company Simple Registration Act of 2015

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Small Company Simple Registration Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to revise Form S-1 so that a smaller reporting company may incorporate by reference in a registration statement filed on that form any documents it files with the SEC after the registration statement's effective date.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Small Company Simple Registration Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1723, Small Company Simple Registration Act of 2015 (2015-06-23)

Cosponsors on this site

Terri A. Sewell (D-AL)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] reported raising $4.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

Words on this page, explained (1)
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr1723 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114