# 115-hr-4279: Expanding Investment Opportunities Act

115-hr-4279, Expanding Investment Opportunities Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hollingsworth, Trey [R-IN-9] (R-IN); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4279
- Congress: 115
- Title: Expanding Investment Opportunities Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Introduced: 2017-11-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Hollingsworth, Trey [R-IN-9] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Expanding Investment Opportunities Act 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.)

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14] (R-IL), 2017-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2017-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2017-11-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-4061: Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017
- 115-hr-3758: Senior Safe Act of 2017
- 115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-1645: Fostering Innovation Act of 2017
- 115-hr-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-4279 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4279)

## Related
- [115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5141)
- [115-hr-4061: Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4061)
- [115-hr-3758: Senior Safe Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3758)
- [115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2519)
- [115-hr-1645: Fostering Innovation Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1645)
- [115-hr-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1235)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4279 (as of 2025-11-18).