JUMPSTART OUR BUSINESS STARTUPS ACT
Amendments
Enact (H.R. 3606), S1681 [14MR], S1693, S1694, S1742, S1747, S1754, S1755, S1756, S1757, S1758, S1759, S1760 [15MR], S1794, S1795, S1796, S1797, S1798, S1799, S1800, S1801, S1804, S1805, S1806, S1808, S1809, S1810, S1811, S1814 [19MR], S1851, S1852, S1853, S1854, S1855, S1856, S1857, S1858, S1860, S1863, S1865, S1868, S1870, S1871 [20MR], S1884 [21MR], H1245, H1249, H1250, H1251, H1252, H1256, H1257, H1259, H1260 [7MR], H1277, H1278, H1279, H1280, H1281, H1282, H1284 [8MR], H1586 [27MR]
——— consideration (H. Res. 572), H1231 [7MR]
Articles and editorials
In Manchester United’s I.P.O., a Preference for American Rules, H5279 [25JY]
Rare Win for Say on Pay, H1253 [7MR]
They Have Very Short Memories, S1668 [14MR]
Bills and resolutions
Enact (H.R. 3606): consideration (see H. Res. 572), H1209 [6MR]
Cloture motions
Enact (H.R. 3606), S1693, S1694 [15MR], S1840, S1841 [20MR], S1884 [21MR]
Letters
Crowdfunding regulation: Candace Klein, SoMoLend Holdings, LLC, S1878 [21MR]
——— David Levine, American Sustainable Business Council, S1724 [15MR]
——— Freeman White, S1724 [15MR]
——— John Ducrest, Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions, S1724 [15MR]
——— Mercer Bullard, Fund Democracy (organization), S1878 [21MR]
——— Nick Bhargava, MOTAAVI (business), S1724 [15MR]
——— Sara Hanks, CrowdCheck, Inc., S1879 [21MR]
——— several State Secs. of State, S1723 [15MR]
——— Sherwood Neiss, Jason Best, and Zak Cassady-Dorion, Startup Exemption (organization), S1878 [21MR]
——— Todd O. McCracken, National Small Business Association, S1877 [21MR]
Emerging growth companies’ requirement to fully comply with say-on-pay and golden parachute shareholder vote requirements: Jeff Mahoney, Council of Institutional Investors, H1253 [7MR]
Investment protections: Joyce A. Rogers, AARP, S1718 [15MR]
Provisions: Jack E. Herstein, North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., S1718–S1720 [15MR]
——— Jeff Mahoney, Council of Institutional Investors, S1720–S1722 [15MR]
——— Mary L. Schapiro, SEC Chair, S1698, S1722 [15MR]
Motions
Enact (H.R. 3606), S1694 [15MR], H1287 [8MR]
Press releases
Provisions: AFL–CIO, S1723 [15MR]
Remarks in House
Business and industry: require emerging growth companies to fully comply with say-on-pay and golden parachute shareholder vote requirements, H1252–H1255 [7MR]
Enact (H.R. 3606), H1163, H1164, H1166 [6MR], H1214, H1215, H1217, H1219, H1236–H1264 [7MR], H1275, H1277–H1289 [8MR], H1519 [22MR], H5871 [12SE], E339, E342 [8MR], E381 [19MR], E407 [21MR]
——— consideration (H. Res. 572), H1222–H1231 [7MR]
——— corrections in engrossment, H1289 [8MR]
——— motion to recommit, H1287 [8MR]
——— Senate amendment, H1580, H1584, H1586–H1593 [27MR], E517 [30MR], E536 [16AP]
Financial Accounting Standards Board: proposed changes to accounting standards, E342 [8MR]
Government regulations: require publicly traded companies to disclose the number of domestic and foreign employees, H1281, H1282 [8MR]
SEC: address certain anti-evasion concerns and determine if the term ‘‘held of record’’ should be changed to mean beneficial owner of the security, H1280, H1281 [8MR]
——— authorize exemption of a certain class of securities from the Securities Act, H1215, H1223, H1225, H1237, H1243, H1245 [7MR]
——— change threshold number of shareholders for required registration, H1215, H1223, H1225, H1243 [7MR], H1278, H1279 [8MR]
——— clarify that general advertising regulations only apply to certain securities offerings and permit only qualified institutional buyers to purchase securities from secondary market, H1260, H1261 [7MR]
——— eliminate prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for certain registration exemptions, H1215, H1223, H1225, H1240, H1245 [7MR]
——— establish new filing fees to discourage frivolous filings, H1259 [7MR]
——— exempt from registration regulations brokers who do not charge fees nor handle investors money and permit only accredited investors to use their platforms, H1277, H1278 [8MR]
——— provide online information and conduct outreach to inform small businesses and women-, veteran-, and minority-owned businesses of efforts to improve access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies, H1284, H1285 [8MR]
——— report on increase in initial public offerings, specifically in the manufacturing and high technology industry, resulting from efforts to improve access to public capital markets for emerging growth companies, H1283, H1284 [8MR]
——— study authority to enforce certain anti-evasion provisions associated with shareholder threshold regulations, H1279, H1280 [8MR]
——— study effects of financial speculation on domestic oil and gasoline prices on emerging growth companies, H1259, H1260 [7MR]
Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, H1215, H1223, H1225, H1227, H1238, H1240–H1242, H1245 [7MR]
——— provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities, H1215, H1223, H1225, H1228, H1240, H1245 [7MR], H1580, H1590–H1592 [27MR]
——— require brokers underwriting initial public offerings for emerging growth companies be held to strict liability for publicly released research and that certain communications be filed with the SEC, H1256, H1257, H1261 [7MR]
Small business: adjust emerging growth company definition for inflation, H1249, H1250 [7MR]
——— modify revenue threshold for emerging growth companies to remain eligible for exemptions from certain regulations, H1250, H1251 [7MR], H5278, H5279 [25JY]
——— prohibit communication between emerging growth companies and accredited investors, H1257–H1259 [7MR]
——— require public disclosure of political contributions, H1287 [8MR]
——— require that companies not be considered emerging growth companies if they have issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt over the prior three years, H1251, H1252 [7MR]
Remarks in Senate
Enact (H.R. 3606), S1454 [7MR], S1496 [8MR], S1581 [12MR], S1583–S1586 [13MR], S1667–S1671, S1673–S1675 [14MR], S1686–S1696, S1698–S1700, S1705, S1714–S1729 [15MR], S1764–S1768, S1776–S1783 [19MR], S1817, S1822–S1831, S1834, S1835, S1837–S1842 [20MR], S1875, S1877–S1879, S1883–S1890, S1894 [21MR], S1957, S1963, S1966–S1977, S1995 [22MR], S2078 [27MR], S2229–S2231 [29MR], S2590 [23AP], S4195 [14JN], S5474–S5478 [26JY]
——— unanimous-consent agreement, S1919 [21MR]
——— unanimous-consent request, S1568 [12MR], S1585 [13MR]
Eximbank: amend membership of Advisory Committee to include a representative from the textile industry, S1782 [19MR]
——— reauthorize, S1728 [15MR], S1776, S1777, S1782 [19MR], S1817, S1822, S1823, S1830, S1834, S1837, S1841 [20MR], S1885 [21MR], S1972, S1974, S1995 [22MR], S2127 [28MR]
Financial institutions: advance the ability of credit unions to promote small business growth and economic development opportunities, S1695 [15MR]
SBA: extend loan refinancing program, S1728 [15MR]
SEC: determine if the term ‘‘held of record’’ should include beneficial owners of such class of securities, S1884 [21MR], S1973 [22MR]
——— exempt a certain class of securities from regulations limiting the amount of shares sold to raise capital by small businesses, S1886 [21MR], S1968 [22MR]
Securities: amend laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, S1968, S1973, S1975 [22MR], S2229 [29MR]
——— provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities, S1828 [20MR], S1877–S1879, S1884–S1889, S1894 [21MR], S1968, S1972–S1976 [22MR], S2230, S2231 [29MR], S5474–S5478 [26JY]
Small Business Investment Act: increase maximum amount of leverage permitted, S1782 [19MR]
Unemployment: rates, S1888 [21MR]
Reports filed
Consideration of H.R. 3606, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 572) (H. Rept. 112–409), H1209 [6MR]
Provisions: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3606) (H. Rept. 112–406), H1209 [6MR]
Rulings of the Chair
Enact (H.R. 3606), S1884 [21MR], H1240 [7MR]
Statements
Provisions: Executive Office of the President, H1237 [7MR]
——— Luis A. Aguilar, SEC, S1970 [22MR]
Summaries
Provisions (H.R. 3606), H1239 [7MR]
Texts of
H. Res. 572, consideration of H.R. 3606, provisions, H1222 [7MR]