Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act
Latest action · Jul 10, 2019 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 22, 2019
- Passed HouseJul 9, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act
This bill requires the Securities and Exchange Commission to report on investment research regarding small issuers, including emerging growth companies and companies considering initial public offerings. The report must (1) include topics such as the availability of such research and potential conflicts of interest relating to its production and distribution, and (2) make recommendations for increasing small-issuer investment research.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 22, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-UT | Ben McAdams | Original | May 22, 2019 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred May 22, 2019 |
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 10, 2019 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 10, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Jul 9, 2019Ms. Waters moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jul 9, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5283)
- Jul 9, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2919.
- Jul 9, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5283)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5282, H5283Text printed H5282 | Andy Barr R-KY, Bill Huizenga R-MI, Maxine Waters D-CA | Jul 9, 2019 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 86, May 22, 2019, page H4120.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-110 | INSIDER TRADING AND STOCK OPTION GRANTS: AN EXAMINATION OF CORPORATE INTEGRITY IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC105 pages | Financial Services Committee | Sep 17, 2020 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6139 | Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act | Reintroduction of | Jul 11, 2018 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to carry out a study to evaluate the issues affecting the provision of and reliance upon investment research into small issuers.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 10, 2019Referred in Senate
- Jul 9, 2019Engrossed in House
- May 22, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
