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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 3959

Introduced

Protecting Private Job Creators Act

Sponsor
RTroy Downing· Montana
Introduced
June 12, 2025
Policy area
Finance and Financial Sector
Latest action
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 448.February 25, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3959 Reported in House (RH)]

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Union Calendar No. 448
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3959

[Report No. 119-523]

To except quotations of fixed-income securities from certain regulatory 
requirements, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 12, 2025

Mr. Downing (for himself and Mr. Fields) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

February 25, 2026

Additional sponsors: Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mrs. 
Wagner, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Moore of North Carolina, and Mr. Lawler

February 25, 2026

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 
12, 2025]

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A BILL

To except quotations of fixed-income securities from certain regulatory 
requirements, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Private Job Creators 
Act''.

SEC. 2. EXCEPTION RELATING TO QUOTATIONS OF FIXED-INCOME SECURITIES.

(a) In General.--Section 240.15c2-11 of title 17, Code of Federal 
Regulations, shall not apply with respect to quotations of fixed-income 
securities.
(b) Fixed-Income Security Defined.--In this section, the term 
``fixed-income security'' means--
(1) any note, bond, debenture, certificate of deposit for a 
security, certificate of deposit, asset-backed security, or any 
other evidence of indebtedness; and
(2) any security described under paragraph (1) that is 
convertible, with or without consideration, into any equity 
security or carrying any warrant or right to subscribe to or 
purchase any equity security.
Union Calendar No. 448

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 3959

[Report No. 119-523]

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To except quotations of fixed-income securities from certain regulatory 
requirements, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

February 25, 2026

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

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