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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2026

S. 4690Introduced Jun 4, 2026Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Official title: A bill to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to expand the ability to use testing the waters and confidential draft registration submissions, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Ted Budd R-NC
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 4, 2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

5 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 3 Democrats

3 of 5 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.

Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), David McCormick (R-PA), Thomas Tillis (R-NC), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Raphael Warnock (D-GA).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Ted Budd.

Related bills

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Sponsor’s state and district

North Carolina in Congress

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.