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S. 1824 - Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act

Finance and financial sector. 112th Congress (2011-2012) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration under that Act, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
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Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act

S. 1824 — 112th Congress (2011–2012)

Summary
A bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration under that Act, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration under that Act, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act
Sponsor
Patrick Toomey
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Finance and financial sector
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Banking and financial institutions regulation
  • Corporate finance and management
  • Employee benefits and pensions
  • Financial services and investments
  • Securities
  • Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
  • State and local finance
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Major Actions
Introduced11/08/2011
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced11/08/2011
11/08/2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
12/01/2011Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
12/14/2011Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment. Hearings held.
3/06/2012Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

supported this bill

Commercial banks & bank holding companies [About]
Department, variety & convenience stores [About]
Biotech products & research [About]
Financial services & consulting [About]
Chambers of commerce [About]
3.8 times as much
$259,644
$1,403,544
$10,228,420
$1,859,246
$1,182,439
$14,933,293
$281,283
$750
$20,101
$3,664,857
$3,966,991

opposed this bill

Civil servant/public employee [About]
Labor Unions [About]
Public official (elected or appointed) [About]
Consumer groups [About]
6 Organizations Supported and 5 Opposed; See Which Ones
6 Organizations Supported and 5 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act

6 organizations supported this bill

Biotechnology Industry Association
“Spurring Job Growth Through Capital Formation While Protecting Investors, Part II”: Hearing before the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 112th Cong., 2nd Sess., (2012). (Testimony of William D. Waddill). Retrieved March 22, 2012, from 2012_HR2167_support_BIO.pdf.
Financial Services Forum
Financial Services Forum & Nichols, Robert S. (2011, October 4). Letters of Support. Retrieved March 7, 2012, from FSF.
Independent Community Bankers of America
Independent Community Bankers of America (2011, September 21). Regulatory Relief Essential for Small Business Capital Formation. Retrieved March 7, 2012, from ICBA.
NYSE Euronext
Spurring Job Growh Through Capital Formation While Protecting Investors: Hearing before the Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs. 112th Cong., 2nd Sess., (2012). (Testimony of Scott Cutler). Retrieved March 22, 2012, from 2012_S1933_support_NYSEE.pdf.
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
R. Bruce Josten (2011, November 30). Letter Regarding S. 1824, the “Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act”. Retrieved March 22, 2012, from US Chamber of Commerce.
Wawa, Inc.
Testimony of Christopher T. Gheysens, Executive Vice President - Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, for Wawa, Inc.: Hearing before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. 112th Cong., 2nd Sess., (2012). (Testimony of Christopher T. Gheysens). Retrieved March 22, 2012, from 2012_S1824_support_Wawa.pdf.

5 organizations opposed this bill

AFL-CIO
William Samuel (2012, February 29). Legislative Alert!. Retrieved March 22, 2012, from AFL CIO.
Americans for Financial Reform
Undersigned Organziations (2012, March 5). JOBS Act Would Harm Investors and Hurt the Economy: Vote NO. Retrieved March 21, 2012, from Consumer Federation of America.
Consumer Federation of America
Undersigned Organizations (2012, March 5). JOBS Act Would Harm Investors and Hurt the Economy: Vote NO. Retrieved March 21, 2012, from Consumer Federation of America.
Nebraska Department of Banking & Finance
Spurring Job Growth Through Capital Formation While Protecting Investors: Hearing before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 112th Cong., 2nd Sess., (2012). (Testimony of Jack E. Herstein). Retrieved March 21, 2012, from 2012_HR2167_Oppose_NDBF.pdf.
North American Securities Administrators Association
Spurring Job Growth Through Capital Formation While Protecting Investors: Hearing before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 112th Cong., 2nd Sess., (2012). (Testimony of Jack E. Herstein). Retrieved March 21, 2012, from 2012_HR2167_Oppose_NASAA.pdf.

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 112th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2012.
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Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$10,000$2,500
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$116,950$46,250
Kelly AyotteRNH$75,516$21,550
John BarrassoRWY$148,699$5,500
Max BaucusDMT$255,180$20,400
Mark BegichDAK$26,400$77,697
Michael BennetDCO$173,822$138,263
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$3,000$10,983
Richard BlumenthalDCT$56,140$67,500
Roy BluntRMO$391,408$42,850
John BoozmanRAR$161,250$21,150
Barbara BoxerDCA$87,295$164,700
Scott BrownRMA$474,175$91,235
Sherrod BrownDOH$153,017$119,276
Richard BurrRNC$308,808$15,325
Maria CantwellDWA$41,250$50,900
Ben CardinDMD$67,750$40,425
Tom CarperDDE$230,640$17,984
Bob CaseyDPA$183,880$85,024
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$250,648$27,301
Daniel CoatsRIN$121,950$19,650
Tom CoburnROK$81,750$1,450
William Thad CochranRMS$36,650$6,900
Susan CollinsRME$125,084$28,981
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$26,000$0
Chris CoonsDDE$88,750$42,771
Bob CorkerRTN$442,000$30,500
John CornynRTX$328,023$60,275
Mike CrapoRID$152,732$4,600
Jim DeMintRSC$114,960$3,550
Dick DurbinDIL$171,500$75,631
Mike EnziRWY$92,550$1,000
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$139,650$44,234
Alan FrankenDMN$82,610$88,979
Kirsten GillibrandDNY$566,016$100,576
Lindsey GrahamRSC$149,352$12,400
Chuck GrassleyRIA$131,600$9,800
Kay HaganDNC$175,933$59,200
Tom HarkinDIA$111,880$29,100
Orrin HatchRUT$274,050$26,400
Dean HellerRNV$275,667$14,800
John HoevenRND$106,200$20,250
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$21,100$3,750
Jim InhofeROK$90,200$12,500
Dan InouyeDHI$97,775$38,100
Johnny IsaksonRGA$180,350$39,050
Mike JohannsRNE$117,000$10,800
Ron JohnsonRWI$104,141$6,951
Tim JohnsonDSD$301,902$19,750
John KerryDMA$110,750$23,750
Mark KirkRIL$302,635$33,577
Amy KlobucharDMN$241,939$32,300
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$39,200$-100
Mary LandrieuDLA$150,599$61,451
Frank LautenbergDNJ$58,786$27,300
Patrick LeahyDVT$35,000$14,350
Mike LeeRUT$39,050$450
Carl LevinDMI$64,650$49,000
Joe LiebermanICT$0$0
Dick LugarRIN$67,250$39,820
Joe ManchinDWV$151,700$62,100
John McCainRAZ$93,600$36,010
Claire McCaskillDMO$153,600$96,800
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$542,850$81,563
Bob MenéndezDNJ$159,708$117,705
Jeff MerkleyDOR$67,730$72,238
Barbara MikulskiDMD$49,500$28,650
Jerry MoranRKS$181,784$20,050
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$82,670$31,100
Patty MurrayDWA$111,925$148,675
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$91,947$9,750
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$121,250$92,490
Rand PaulRKY$52,460$22,470
Rob PortmanROH$407,574$39,100
Mark PryorDAR$129,742$20,850
John "Jack" ReedDRI$141,921$17,450
Harry ReidDNV$306,000$112,450
Jim RischRID$48,250$5,014
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$196,340$19,600
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$78,000$26,000
Marco RubioRFL$118,880$32,115
Bernie SandersIVT$700$14,700
Chuck SchumerDNY$255,350$20,300
Jeff SessionsRAL$94,032$29,610
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$50,820$73,845
Richard ShelbyRAL$303,550$9,675
Olympia SnoweRME$74,150$5,300
Debbie StabenowDMI$194,762$50,400
Jon TesterDMT$348,769$101,880
John ThuneRSD$192,179$13,844
Patrick ToomeyRPA$178,116$24,842
Mark UdallDCO$75,537$76,896
Tom UdallDNM$14,483$77,907
David VitterRLA$113,850$15,000
Mark WarnerDVA$342,050$105,500
Jim WebbDVA$-15,650$5,200
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$85,483$29,187
Roger WickerRMS$220,169$48,167
Ron WydenDOR$84,450$11,899

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Daniel K. AkakaDHI$10,000$2,500
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$116,950$46,250
Kelly AyotteRNH$75,516$21,550
John BarrassoRWY$148,699$5,500
Max BaucusDMT$255,180$20,400
Mark BegichDAK$26,400$77,697
Michael BennetDCO$173,822$138,263
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$3,000$10,983
Richard BlumenthalDCT$56,140$67,500
Roy BluntRMO$391,408$42,850
John BoozmanRAR$161,250$21,150
Barbara BoxerDCA$87,295$164,700
Scott BrownRMA$474,175$91,235
Sherrod BrownDOH$153,017$119,276
Richard BurrRNC$308,808$15,325
Maria CantwellDWA$41,250$50,900
Ben CardinDMD$67,750$40,425
Tom CarperDDE$230,640$17,984
Bob CaseyDPA$183,880$85,024
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$250,648$27,301
Daniel CoatsRIN$121,950$19,650
Tom CoburnROK$81,750$1,450
William Thad CochranRMS$36,650$6,900
Susan CollinsRME$125,084$28,981
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$26,000$0
Chris CoonsDDE$88,750$42,771
Bob CorkerRTN$442,000$30,500
John CornynRTX$328,023$60,275
Mike CrapoRID$152,732$4,600
Jim DeMintRSC$114,960$3,550
Dick DurbinDIL$171,500$75,631
Mike EnziRWY$92,550$1,000
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$139,650$44,234
Alan FrankenDMN$82,610$88,979
Kirsten GillibrandDNY$566,016$100,576
Lindsey GrahamRSC$149,352$12,400
Chuck GrassleyRIA$131,600$9,800
Kay HaganDNC$175,933$59,200
Tom HarkinDIA$111,880$29,100
Orrin HatchRUT$274,050$26,400
Dean HellerRNV$275,667$14,800
John HoevenRND$106,200$20,250
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$21,100$3,750
Jim InhofeROK$90,200$12,500
Dan InouyeDHI$97,775$38,100
Johnny IsaksonRGA$180,350$39,050
Mike JohannsRNE$117,000$10,800
Ron JohnsonRWI$104,141$6,951
Tim JohnsonDSD$301,902$19,750
John KerryDMA$110,750$23,750
Mark KirkRIL$302,635$33,577
Amy KlobucharDMN$241,939$32,300
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$39,200$-100
Mary LandrieuDLA$150,599$61,451
Frank LautenbergDNJ$58,786$27,300
Patrick LeahyDVT$35,000$14,350
Mike LeeRUT$39,050$450
Carl LevinDMI$64,650$49,000
Joe LiebermanICT$0$0
Dick LugarRIN$67,250$39,820
Joe ManchinDWV$151,700$62,100
John McCainRAZ$93,600$36,010
Claire McCaskillDMO$153,600$96,800
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$542,850$81,563
Bob MenéndezDNJ$159,708$117,705
Jeff MerkleyDOR$67,730$72,238
Barbara MikulskiDMD$49,500$28,650
Jerry MoranRKS$181,784$20,050
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$82,670$31,100
Patty MurrayDWA$111,925$148,675
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$91,947$9,750
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$121,250$92,490
Rand PaulRKY$52,460$22,470
Rob PortmanROH$407,574$39,100
Mark PryorDAR$129,742$20,850
John "Jack" ReedDRI$141,921$17,450
Harry ReidDNV$306,000$112,450
Jim RischRID$48,250$5,014
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$196,340$19,600
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$78,000$26,000
Marco RubioRFL$118,880$32,115
Bernie SandersIVT$700$14,700
Chuck SchumerDNY$255,350$20,300
Jeff SessionsRAL$94,032$29,610
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$50,820$73,845
Richard ShelbyRAL$303,550$9,675
Olympia SnoweRME$74,150$5,300
Debbie StabenowDMI$194,762$50,400
Jon TesterDMT$348,769$101,880
John ThuneRSD$192,179$13,844
Patrick ToomeyRPA$178,116$24,842
Mark UdallDCO$75,537$76,896
Tom UdallDNM$14,483$77,907
David VitterRLA$113,850$15,000
Mark WarnerDVA$342,050$105,500
Jim WebbDVA$-15,650$5,200
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$85,483$29,187
Roger WickerRMS$220,169$48,167
Ron WydenDOR$84,450$11,899

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$ Donated
Commercial banks & bank holding companies$10,228,420
Department, variety & convenience stores$1,859,246
Biotech products & research$1,403,544
Financial services & consulting$1,182,439
Chambers of commerce$259,644

Interest Groups that opposed this bill

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$ Donated
Civil servant/public employee$3,664,857
Labor Unions$281,283
Public official (elected or appointed)$20,101
Consumer groups$750
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