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HR 3395 · in committee · niche

Middle Market IPO Cost Act

What this bill does

  • The bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study costs that small and medium-sized companies face when going public.
  • Small and medium-sized companies considering initial public offerings are affected.
  • The bill mandates a government study with no direct spending mechanism specified.

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  1. 01

    What specific cost barriers do you think most prevent small and medium-sized companies from pursuing public offerings?

  2. 02

    How might the findings from this GAO study influence future policies affecting companies' decisions to go public?

  3. 03

    Should Congress use study results to reduce IPO costs through regulation, tax incentives, or other approaches?

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James A. Himes

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Introduced 2025-07-22

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-07-22 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

  2. 2025-07-21 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2025-07-21 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3511-3512)

  4. 2025-07-21 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3511-3512)

  5. 2025-07-21 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3395.

  6. 2025-07-21 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3511-3513)

  7. 2025-07-21 · house · Floor

    Mr. Hill (AR) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  8. 2025-06-03 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 98.

  9. 2025-06-03 · house · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-128.

  10. 2025-06-03 · Committee

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-128.

  11. 2025-05-20 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 50 - 0.

  12. 2025-05-20 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  13. 2025-05-14 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

  14. 2025-05-14 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  15. 2025-05-14 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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