H.R. 9412: To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to permit issuers to submit draft registration statements to the Securities and Exchange Commission for confidential review for both initial public offers and follow-on offers, to set deadlines for when such statements shall be made public, and for other purposes.

H.R. 9412: To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to permit issuers to submit draft registration statements to the Securities and Exchange Commission for confidential review for both initial public offers and follow-on offers, to set deadlines for when such statements shall be made public, and for other purposes.

117th Congress · introduced 2022-12-02 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-12-02 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to permit issuers to submit draft registration statements to the Securities and Exchange Commission for confidential review for both initial public offers and follow-on offers, to set deadlines for when such statements shall be made public, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

This bill allows an issuer of securities to submit a draft registration statement to the Securities and Exchange Commission for confidential review prior to an initial public offering or a follow-on offering. Under current law, only emerging growth companies are allowed to do so.

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Official text

To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to permit issuers to submit draft registration statements to the Securities and Exchange Commission for confidential review for both initial public offers and follow-on offers, to set deadlines for when such statements shall be made public, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10] · 0 cosponsors

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Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr9412.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr9412 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117