Latest action · May 2, 2017Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Progress
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IntroducedMar 2, 2017
Passed HouseMay 1, 2017
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached
Summary
Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Investment Incentive Act of 1980 with respect to the annual government-business forum of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to review the current status of problems and programs relating to small business capital formation.
The SEC shall review the forum's findings and recommendations and issue a public statement promptly assessing each submitted finding or recommendation and disclosing any action the SEC intends to take on it.
Nothing in this bill shall require the SEC to agree to or act upon any finding or recommendation.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Signatures ran from Mar 2, 2017 to
Mar 8, 2017;
1 is an original cosponsor,
there from the day it was introduced.
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.
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.
Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the power of Congress ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes:'' as enumerated in Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 37, March 2, 2017, page H1530.
Printed hearings 1
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Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Small Business Investment Incentive Act of 1980 to require an annual review by the Securities and Exchange Commission of the annual government-business forum on capital formation that is held pursuant to such Act.
Short Titles as Introduced
Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act
Short Titles as Reported to House
Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act
Short Titles as Passed House
Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act
Subjects
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