HR 4200 · 113th Congress 2013โ€“2015, ended

SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2014

Latest action · Dec 3, 2014 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 11, 2014
  2. Passed HouseDec 2, 2014
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2014 - Amends the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to exempt specified advisers of small business investment companies (SBICs) from certain: (1) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) registration requirements with respect to the provision of investment advice relating to venture capital funds, and (2) SEC registration and reporting requirements with respect to assets under management of private funds.

Provides the same exemption with respect to any state or local law requiring the registration, licensing, or qualifications of investment advisers.

Cosponsors 9

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 27, 2014 to May 21, 2014.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MNErik PaulsenMar 27, 2014
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyMar 28, 2014
R-NCPatrick T. McHenryApr 4, 2014
D-WIGwen MooreMay 6, 2014
D-CTJames A. HimesMay 6, 2014
D-FLPatrick MurphyMay 7, 2014
D-ILBill FosterMay 15, 2014
R-PAKeith J. RothfusMay 15, 2014
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderMay 21, 2014

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseFinancial Services Committee
Referred Mar 11, 2014Markup May 22, 2014Reported Dec 2, 2014
Capital Markets Subcommittee
Hearings Apr 9, 2014
SenateBanking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Referred Dec 3, 2014

Actions 13

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 3, 2014Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  2. Dec 2, 2014Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 113-641.
  3. Dec 2, 2014Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 481.
  4. Dec 2, 2014Mr. Luetkemeyer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  5. Dec 2, 2014Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8239-8240)
  6. Dec 2, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4200.
  7. Dec 2, 2014Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8239-8240)
  8. Dec 2, 2014Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  9. May 22, 2014Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  10. May 22, 2014Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 56 - 0.
  11. Apr 9, 2014Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises Prior to Referral.
  12. Mar 11, 2014Introduced in House
  13. Mar 11, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H8239, H8240Text printed H8239Blaine Luetkemeyer R-MO, Gwen Moore D-WIDec 2, 2014

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Committee report

Congressional Budget Office cost estimate

  1. Jul 30, 2014H.R. 4200, SBIC Advisors Relief Act of 2014As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on May 22, 2014

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the explicit power of Congress to regulate commerce in and among the states, as enumerate in Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3, the Commerce Clause, of the United States Constitution. Additionally, Article 1, Section 7, Clause 2 of the Constitution allows for every bill passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate and signed by the President to be codified into law; and therefore implicitly allows Congress to amend any bill that has been passed by both chambers and signed into law by the President.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2302.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 113-74LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS TO ENHANCE CAPITAL FORMATION FOR SMALL AND EMERGING GROWTH COMPANIES118 pagesFinancial Services CommitteeApr 9, 2014

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2765SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2014Identical billJul 31, 2014
HR 5405Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens ActRelated billSep 17, 2014

Titles 4

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to prevent duplicative regulation of advisers of small business investment companies.
Short Titles as Introduced
SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2014
Short Titles as Reported to House
SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2014
Short Titles as Passed House
SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2014

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Dec 3, 2014Referred in Senate
  2. Dec 2, 2014Reported in House
  3. Dec 2, 2014Engrossed in House
  4. Mar 11, 2014Introduced in House

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