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S. 1791 - Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011

Finance and financial sector. 112th Congress (2011-2012) View bill details
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A bill to amend the securities laws to provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
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Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011

S. 1791 — 112th Congress (2011–2012)

Summary
A bill to amend the securities laws to provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to amend the securities laws to provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011
Sponsor
Scott Brown
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Finance and financial sector
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Financial services and investments
  • Fraud offenses and financial crimes
  • Securities
  • Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
  • State and local government operations
  • User charges and fees
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Major Actions
Introduced11/02/2011
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced11/02/2011
11/02/2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
12/01/2011Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Total contributions given to Senators from Data processing & computer services, which…

opposed this bill

Data processing & computer services$2,040,424
$2,040,424

3 Organizations Supported and 3 Opposed; See Which Ones
3 Organizations Supported and 3 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011

3 organizations supported this bill

Financial Services Forum
Nichols, Rob (2011, November 30). 365 Forum Letter Support S1791. Retrieved August 8, 2012, from Financial Services Forum.
National Association for the Self-Employed
National Association for the Self-Employed (2012, March 7). NASE Urges Senate Action On Crowdfunding Bill. Retrieved August 8, 2012, from National Association for the Self-Employed.
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
R. Bruce Josten (2011, November 9). Letter to Senator Brown. Retrieved March 22, 2012, from Senator Scott Brown.

3 organizations opposed this bill

AFL-CIO
William Samuel (2012, February 29). Legislative Alert!. Retrieved March 22, 2012, from AFL CIO.
American Association of Retired Persons
Rogers, Joyce (2012, March 7). AARP Small Business Letter. Retrieved August 8, 2012, from Americans for Financial Reform.
Comp TIA
Lamar Whitman (2011, December 16). Crowdfunding, Equity Capital Legislation Still in Play. Retrieved March 22, 2012, from Comp TIA.

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 112th U.S. Congress, from Data processing & computer services interest groups, January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2012.
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Contributions by Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$5,000
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$0$21,000
Kelly AyotteRNH$0$13,383
John BarrassoRWY$0$3,000
Max BaucusDMT$0$35,495
Mark BegichDAK$0$10,047
Michael BennetDCO$0$17,900
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$0$-1,250
Richard BlumenthalDCT$0$1,650
Roy BluntRMO$0$25,200
John BoozmanRAR$0$3,613
Barbara BoxerDCA$0$20,200
Scott BrownRMA$0$212,750
Sherrod BrownDOH$0$36,850
Richard BurrRNC$0$7,250
Maria CantwellDWA$0$14,700
Ben CardinDMD$0$31,750
Tom CarperDDE$0$14,400
Bob CaseyDPA$0$23,825
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$0$17,750
Daniel CoatsRIN$0$5,483
Tom CoburnROK$0$8,300
William Thad CochranRMS$0$4,700
Susan CollinsRME$0$41,400
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$0$2,100
Chris CoonsDDE$0$9,400
Bob CorkerRTN$0$17,000
John CornynRTX$0$48,700
Mike CrapoRID$0$5,000
Jim DeMintRSC$0$17,000
Dick DurbinDIL$0$16,200
Mike EnziRWY$0$1,500
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$0$15,500
Alan FrankenDMN$0$26,200
Kirsten GillibrandDNY$0$61,600
Lindsey GrahamRSC$0$4,500
Chuck GrassleyRIA$0$16,200
Kay HaganDNC$0$2,250
Tom HarkinDIA$0$8,600
Orrin HatchRUT$0$23,000
Dean HellerRNV$0$1,000
John HoevenRND$0$21,510
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$0$17,100
Jim InhofeROK$0$20,950
Dan InouyeDHI$0$38,400
Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$12,100
Mike JohannsRNE$0$27,458
Ron JohnsonRWI$0$3,500
Tim JohnsonDSD$0$4,300
John KerryDMA$0$4,650
Mark KirkRIL$0$10,400
Amy KlobucharDMN$0$12,666
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$0$4,500
Mary LandrieuDLA$0$23,850
Frank LautenbergDNJ$0$7,550
Patrick LeahyDVT$0$18,750
Mike LeeRUT$0$0
Carl LevinDMI$0$7,323
Joe LiebermanICT$0$1,250
Dick LugarRIN$0$2,750
Joe ManchinDWV$0$13,900
John McCainRAZ$0$8,800
Claire McCaskillDMO$0$49,500
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$0$50,750
Bob MenéndezDNJ$0$38,000
Jeff MerkleyDOR$0$8,100
Barbara MikulskiDMD$0$35,200
Jerry MoranRKS$0$500
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$0$11,150
Patty MurrayDWA$0$37,625
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$0$2,500
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$0$96,385
Rand PaulRKY$0$2,700
Rob PortmanROH$0$41,450
Mark PryorDAR$0$24,100
John "Jack" ReedDRI$0$5,000
Harry ReidDNV$0$38,550
Jim RischRID$0$500
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$4,500
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$0$62,500
Marco RubioRFL$0$15,233
Bernie SandersIVT$0$6,500
Chuck SchumerDNY$0$22,650
Jeff SessionsRAL$0$14,500
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$0$6,166
Richard ShelbyRAL$0$63,100
Olympia SnoweRME$0$4,000
Debbie StabenowDMI$0$17,400
Jon TesterDMT$0$14,100
John ThuneRSD$0$20,250
Patrick ToomeyRPA$0$16,350
Mark UdallDCO$0$26,000
Tom UdallDNM$0$5,700
David VitterRLA$0$6,402
Mark WarnerDVA$0$140,160
Jim WebbDVA$0$7,500
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$0$7,750
Roger WickerRMS$0$15,000
Ron WydenDOR$0$10,800

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$7,000
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$12,100$21,000
Kelly AyotteRNH$12,650$13,383
John BarrassoRWY$15,499$3,000
Max BaucusDMT$22,100$48,745
Mark BegichDAK$1,000$31,547
Michael BennetDCO$29,572$38,400
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$0$-1,250
Richard BlumenthalDCT$26,150$16,150
Roy BluntRMO$31,700$25,200
John BoozmanRAR$3,200$3,613
Barbara BoxerDCA$17,400$31,200
Scott BrownRMA$85,500$212,750
Sherrod BrownDOH$20,550$59,625
Richard BurrRNC$30,695$7,500
Maria CantwellDWA$12,950$14,900
Ben CardinDMD$10,500$46,250
Tom CarperDDE$27,400$17,000
Bob CaseyDPA$33,600$52,358
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$29,100$17,750
Daniel CoatsRIN$24,800$5,483
Tom CoburnROK$2,000$8,300
William Thad CochranRMS$1,000$4,700
Susan CollinsRME$31,350$42,400
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$18,500$3,100
Chris CoonsDDE$4,000$18,900
Bob CorkerRTN$48,250$17,000
John CornynRTX$44,900$48,700
Mike CrapoRID$15,550$5,000
Jim DeMintRSC$14,000$17,000
Dick DurbinDIL$14,750$19,700
Mike EnziRWY$7,000$1,500
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$7,500$18,000
Alan FrankenDMN$29,460$46,737
Kirsten GillibrandDNY$51,750$75,600
Lindsey GrahamRSC$30,884$4,500
Chuck GrassleyRIA$11,250$18,200
Kay HaganDNC$9,400$22,256
Tom HarkinDIA$5,300$14,850
Orrin HatchRUT$26,650$24,000
Dean HellerRNV$40,250$1,000
John HoevenRND$12,800$21,510
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$0$17,100
Jim InhofeROK$3,000$20,950
Dan InouyeDHI$3,600$38,400
Johnny IsaksonRGA$24,250$12,100
Mike JohannsRNE$13,450$27,458
Ron JohnsonRWI$36,216$3,500
Tim JohnsonDSD$17,300$22,250
John KerryDMA$15,050$4,650
Mark KirkRIL$57,300$10,400
Amy KlobucharDMN$22,450$16,866
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$0$4,500
Mary LandrieuDLA$31,300$28,100
Frank LautenbergDNJ$8,136$15,550
Patrick LeahyDVT$2,500$18,750
Mike LeeRUT$4,000$0
Carl LevinDMI$12,250$9,823
Joe LiebermanICT$0$1,250
Dick LugarRIN$12,400$2,750
Joe ManchinDWV$14,750$37,650
John McCainRAZ$20,175$8,800
Claire McCaskillDMO$14,750$52,300
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$36,400$51,750
Bob MenéndezDNJ$40,008$49,750
Jeff MerkleyDOR$7,180$22,100
Barbara MikulskiDMD$2,750$43,200
Jerry MoranRKS$8,250$500
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$6,250$11,150
Patty MurrayDWA$12,350$60,993
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$12,500$5,500
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$23,750$107,385
Rand PaulRKY$11,700$3,700
Rob PortmanROH$55,800$42,950
Mark PryorDAR$7,500$27,100
John "Jack" ReedDRI$6,000$10,900
Harry ReidDNV$41,550$55,855
Jim RischRID$10,000$500
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$14,300$4,500
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$9,550$67,000
Marco RubioRFL$29,330$15,733
Bernie SandersIVT$500$14,325
Chuck SchumerDNY$60,050$33,650
Jeff SessionsRAL$15,200$14,500
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$6,312$26,166
Richard ShelbyRAL$21,000$63,100
Olympia SnoweRME$12,450$7,000
Debbie StabenowDMI$15,300$37,150
Jon TesterDMT$17,800$30,600
John ThuneRSD$19,354$20,250
Patrick ToomeyRPA$30,649$16,850
Mark UdallDCO$8,062$42,500
Tom UdallDNM$0$25,700
David VitterRLA$26,600$6,402
Mark WarnerDVA$50,950$140,160
Jim WebbDVA$-3,550$7,500
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$8,350$11,750
Roger WickerRMS$20,100$15,000
Ron WydenDOR$10,350$12,800

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$ Donated
Financial services & consulting$1,182,439
Small business associations$398,449
Chambers of commerce$259,644

Interest Groups that opposed this bill

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$ Donated
Data processing & computer services$2,040,424
Labor Unions$281,283
Elderly issues/Social Security$241,966
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