# 116-hr-7067: Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2020

116-hr-7067, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC); status Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7067
- Congress: 116
- Title: Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Introduced: 2020-06-01
- Sponsor: Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2020 This bill allows an issuer of securities to communicate with potential investors to ascertain interest in a contemplated securities offering, either before or after the filing of a registration statement (i.e., test the waters). Under current law, only emerging growth companies may engage in such communications. The bill also allows an issuer to submit a confidential draft registration statement to the Securities and Exchange Commission for review prior to public filing or within one year after the initial public offering or registration.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-9066: State Broadband Office Innovation Pilot Act
- 116-hr-9042: Save our Servers Act
- 116-hr-8962: SAVE America Act
- 116-hr-8855: HERCULES Act
- 116-hr-8830: You Must Be Alive To Vote Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8815: Election Certainty Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7067 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7067)

## Related
- [116-hr-9066: State Broadband Office Innovation Pilot Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-9066)
- [116-hr-9042: Save our Servers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-9042)
- [116-hr-8962: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8962)
- [116-hr-8855: HERCULES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8855)
- [116-hr-8830: You Must Be Alive To Vote Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8830)
- [116-hr-8815: Election Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8815)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7067 (as of 2025-11-18).