,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ccbc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ac1 #bjbe,mr4  
,steil 7for himself and ,mrs4 ,wagner7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,financial ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
update the definition of an emerging    
growth company1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,helping ,startups ,continue ,to
 ,grow ,act4  #b4 ,emerging growth      
company criteria  7a7 ,securities ,act  
of #aicc ,section #b7;a77#ai7 of the    
,securities ,act of #aicc 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4
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,exchange ,act of #aicd ,section #c7;a7 
of the ,securities ,exchange ,act of    
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amended1 in the first paragraph 7#hj7-- 
7#a7 by striking #a1jjj1jjj1jjj each    
place such term appears and inserting   
#c1jjj1jjj1jjj2  7#b7 in subparagraph   
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inserting #aj-year2 and  7,b7 by adding 
or at the end2  7#c7 in subparagraph    
7,c71 by striking 2 or and inserting a  
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