H.R. 2812 explained  ·  118th Congress  ·  Not enacted (118th Congress ended)

Middle Market IPO Cost Act

Create a free account or sign in to follow H.R. 2812 and get alerts. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector Create a free account or sign in to follow the Finance and Financial Sector policy area and get alerts. ▲ 1231 days since action Sponsor: James A. Himes, CT-04, D → Congress.gov

Cosponsors: 1 (0 D, 1 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-11

Introduced: 2023-04-25

Latest action (2023-06-06): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

What H.R. 2812 does, in plain terms

Middle Market IPO Cost Act This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to study and report on the costs encountered by small- and medium-sized companies when undertaking initial public offerings and certain offerings exempt from securities registration requirements.

Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.

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