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Version 79 · Reported to House without amendment · Jul 31, 2018
Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act
This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to report on: (1) the limitiation on shares of an individual company that a diversified investment company may own, and (2) the limitation's impact on capital formation.
People & committees
Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14] · R–IL
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 676.
Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-878.
Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-878.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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