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S. 1831 - Access to Capital for Job Creators Act

Finance and financial sector. 112th Congress (2011-2012) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to eliminate the prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for a certain exemption under Regulation D. (by CRS) 
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Access to Capital for Job Creators Act

S. 1831 — 112th Congress (2011–2012)

Summary
A bill to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to eliminate the prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for a certain exemption under Regulation D. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to eliminate the prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for a certain exemption under Regulation D.
Other Titles
  • Access to Capital for Job Creators Act
Sponsor
John Thune
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Finance and financial sector
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Financial services and investments
  • Marketing and advertising
  • Securities
  • Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced11/09/2011
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced11/09/2011
11/09/2011Read 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.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

6.5 times as much
$1,403,544
$1,182,439
$19,896,433
$36,075
$259,644
$22,778,135
$508,470
$241,966
$750
$1,025,300
$1,426,355
$281,283
$3,484,124
8 Organizations Supported and 11 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Access to Capital for Job Creators Act

8 organizations supported this bill

Biotechnology Industry Organization
Biotechnology Industry Organization (2011, December 1). Spurring Job Growth Through Capital Formation While Protecting Investors. Retrieved June 6, 2012, from Biotechnology Industry Organization.
Financial Services Forum
Nichols, Robert S. (2011, October 4). 365 Support Letter. Retrieved June 6, 2012, from Financial Services Forum.
GATE Technologies
Written Testimony of Vincent R. Molinari Chief Executive Officer, GATE Technologies, LLC: Hearing before the Financial Services. 112th Cong., 1st Sess., (2012). (Testimony of Vincent R. Molinari). Retrieved June 6, 2012, from us_112_hr2940_support_gatetechnologies.pdf.
National Small Business Association
National Small Business Association (2012, February 8). Letter to the Senate Regarding Capital Access. Retrieved June 6, 2012, from National Small Business Association.
National Taxpayers Union
Brandon Greife, Federal Government Affairs Manager & National Taxpayers Union (2011, October 24). Support Legislation to Remove Barriers to Small Business Investment. Retrieved November 2, 2011, from NTU.
Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council
Karen Kerrigan, President & CEO (2011, September 21). H.R. 2940, Access to Capital for Job Creators. Retrieved November 3, 2011, from SBE Council.
Stapleton Business Brokers
Stapleton Business Brokers (2011, November 21). H.R. 2930 AND 2940 STALLED IN THE SENATE. Retrieved June 6, 2012, from Stapleton Business Brokers.
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
R. Bruce Josten (2011, September 20). Letter to Chairman Garrett and Ranking Member Waters. Retrieved November 3, 2011, from US Chamber of Commerce.

11 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 A. (2012, February 7). RE: Investor Protection, Market Integrity and Small Business Capital Formation. Retrieved June 6, 2012, from Americans for Financial Reform.
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Undersigned Organizations (2012, March 5). Public Interest Groups Oppose Anti-Investor “Capital Formation” Bills. Retrieved June 6, 2012, from Consumer Federation of America.
Americans for Financial Reform
Consumer Federation of America & Americans for Financial Reform (2012, March 5). CFA and AFR Urge No Vote on Anti-Investor JOBS Act. Retrieved June 6, 2012, from Consumer Federation of America.
Consumer Action
Undersigned Organizations (2012, March 5). Public Interest Groups Oppose Anti-Investor “Capital Formation” Bills. Retrieved June 6, 2012, from Consumer Federation of America.
Consumer Federation of America
Consumer Federation of America & Americans for Financial Reform (2012, March 5). CFA and AFR Urge No Vote on Anti-Investor JOBS Act. Retrieved June 6, 2012, from Consumer Federation of America.
Main Street Alliance
Undersigned Organizations (2012, March 5). Public Interest Groups Oppose Anti-Investor “Capital Formation” Bills. Retrieved June 6, 2012, from Consumer Federation of America.
National Association of Consumer Advocates
Undersigned Organizations (2012, March 5). Public Interest Groups Oppose Anti-Investor “Capital Formation” Bills. Retrieved June 6, 2012, from Consumer Federation of America.
National Education Association
Undersigned Organizations (2012, March 5). Public Interest Groups Oppose Anti-Investor “Capital Formation” Bills. Retrieved June 6, 2012, from Consumer Federation of America.
North American Securities Administrators Association
Jack E. Herstein, NASAA President (2011, September 27). RE: H.R. 2930 ‐ “Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act of 2011”. Retrieved November 3, 2011, from NASAA.
U.S. PIRG
Undersigned Organizations (2012, March 5). Public Interest Groups Oppose Anti-Investor “Capital Formation” Bills. Retrieved June 6, 2012, from Consumer Federation of America.

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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.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

Contributions by Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported
$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$2,000$5,000
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$173,316$17,900
Kelly AyotteRNH$246,396$10,500
John BarrassoRWY$102,049$1,500
Max BaucusDMT$355,650$77,800
Mark BegichDAK$72,612$62,000
Michael BennetDCO$497,600$80,650
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$8,000$1,000
Richard BlumenthalDCT$298,700$68,425
Roy BluntRMO$468,679$5,500
John BoozmanRAR$67,147$500
Barbara BoxerDCA$210,780$56,250
Scott BrownRMA$1,607,663$163,275
Sherrod BrownDOH$147,600$76,095
Richard BurrRNC$256,990$29,550
Maria CantwellDWA$138,779$8,300
Ben CardinDMD$216,611$57,400
Tom CarperDDE$181,900$27,500
Bob CaseyDPA$311,736$80,183
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$170,300$46,400
Daniel CoatsRIN$171,547$0
Tom CoburnROK$68,150$250
William Thad CochranRMS$4,500$0
Susan CollinsRME$206,750$10,250
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$32,100$1,000
Chris CoonsDDE$57,950$41,250
Bob CorkerRTN$537,810$20,400
John CornynRTX$349,825$20,750
Mike CrapoRID$237,533$13,000
Jim DeMintRSC$134,533$5,000
Dick DurbinDIL$235,350$90,950
Mike EnziRWY$116,000$9,000
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$172,750$29,500
Alan FrankenDMN$265,162$79,397
Kirsten GillibrandDNY$1,442,093$177,500
Lindsey GrahamRSC$130,054$10,200
Chuck GrassleyRIA$124,000$13,000
Kay HaganDNC$199,994$55,306
Tom HarkinDIA$165,780$38,050
Orrin HatchRUT$452,700$17,400
Dean HellerRNV$250,822$12,300
John HoevenRND$66,600$9,800
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$24,350$5,600
Jim InhofeROK$20,950$0
Dan InouyeDHI$52,450$26,000
Johnny IsaksonRGA$143,100$8,000
Mike JohannsRNE$70,754$6,000
Ron JohnsonRWI$143,094$12,050
Tim JohnsonDSD$257,452$66,250
John KerryDMA$214,550$34,250
Mark KirkRIL$851,107$128,800
Amy KlobucharDMN$127,933$41,000
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$18,800$4,000
Mary LandrieuDLA$150,583$28,250
Frank LautenbergDNJ$245,136$44,200
Patrick LeahyDVT$43,100$29,000
Mike LeeRUT$23,166$0
Carl LevinDMI$77,700$33,500
Joe LiebermanICT$14,200$4,400
Dick LugarRIN$81,250$4,000
Joe ManchinDWV$96,750$72,250
John McCainRAZ$163,450$9,450
Claire McCaskillDMO$255,266$63,754
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$771,526$65,425
Bob MenéndezDNJ$370,894$65,250
Jeff MerkleyDOR$137,597$59,950
Barbara MikulskiDMD$106,032$39,500
Jerry MoranRKS$85,800$17,400
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$50,500$8,750
Patty MurrayDWA$158,332$65,368
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$62,900$28,000
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$216,315$63,000
Rand PaulRKY$84,195$8,150
Rob PortmanROH$518,674$23,350
Mark PryorDAR$98,850$41,850
John "Jack" ReedDRI$214,100$41,050
Harry ReidDNV$524,487$87,280
Jim RischRID$27,550$2,550
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$173,400$7,800
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$104,600$54,700
Marco RubioRFL$337,797$4,250
Bernie SandersIVT$10,250$38,425
Chuck SchumerDNY$1,149,900$69,200
Jeff SessionsRAL$62,700$1,000
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$160,533$54,000
Richard ShelbyRAL$402,900$25,150
Olympia SnoweRME$79,690$10,400
Debbie StabenowDMI$281,557$63,271
Jon TesterDMT$310,153$67,700
John ThuneRSD$213,816$14,660
Patrick ToomeyRPA$504,834$16,650
Mark UdallDCO$187,677$67,400
Tom UdallDNM$131,076$70,050
David VitterRLA$113,800$2,500
Mark WarnerDVA$543,600$45,900
Jim WebbDVA$9,070$1,000
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$184,649$36,200
Roger WickerRMS$131,250$28,710
Ron WydenDOR$225,479$37,500

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported
$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$2,000$5,000
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$173,316$17,900
Kelly AyotteRNH$246,396$10,500
John BarrassoRWY$102,049$1,500
Max BaucusDMT$355,650$77,800
Mark BegichDAK$72,612$62,000
Michael BennetDCO$497,600$80,650
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$8,000$1,000
Richard BlumenthalDCT$298,700$68,425
Roy BluntRMO$468,679$5,500
John BoozmanRAR$67,147$500
Barbara BoxerDCA$210,780$56,250
Scott BrownRMA$1,607,663$163,275
Sherrod BrownDOH$147,600$76,095
Richard BurrRNC$256,990$29,550
Maria CantwellDWA$138,779$8,300
Ben CardinDMD$216,611$57,400
Tom CarperDDE$181,900$27,500
Bob CaseyDPA$311,736$80,183
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$170,300$46,400
Daniel CoatsRIN$171,547$0
Tom CoburnROK$68,150$250
William Thad CochranRMS$4,500$0
Susan CollinsRME$206,750$10,250
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$32,100$1,000
Chris CoonsDDE$57,950$41,250
Bob CorkerRTN$537,810$20,400
John CornynRTX$349,825$20,750
Mike CrapoRID$237,533$13,000
Jim DeMintRSC$134,533$5,000
Dick DurbinDIL$235,350$90,950
Mike EnziRWY$116,000$9,000
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$172,750$29,500
Alan FrankenDMN$265,162$79,397
Kirsten GillibrandDNY$1,442,093$177,500
Lindsey GrahamRSC$130,054$10,200
Chuck GrassleyRIA$124,000$13,000
Kay HaganDNC$199,994$55,306
Tom HarkinDIA$165,780$38,050
Orrin HatchRUT$452,700$17,400
Dean HellerRNV$250,822$12,300
John HoevenRND$66,600$9,800
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$24,350$5,600
Jim InhofeROK$20,950$0
Dan InouyeDHI$52,450$26,000
Johnny IsaksonRGA$143,100$8,000
Mike JohannsRNE$70,754$6,000
Ron JohnsonRWI$143,094$12,050
Tim JohnsonDSD$257,452$66,250
John KerryDMA$214,550$34,250
Mark KirkRIL$851,107$128,800
Amy KlobucharDMN$127,933$41,000
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$18,800$4,000
Mary LandrieuDLA$150,583$28,250
Frank LautenbergDNJ$245,136$44,200
Patrick LeahyDVT$43,100$29,000
Mike LeeRUT$23,166$0
Carl LevinDMI$77,700$33,500
Joe LiebermanICT$14,200$4,400
Dick LugarRIN$81,250$4,000
Joe ManchinDWV$96,750$72,250
John McCainRAZ$163,450$9,450
Claire McCaskillDMO$255,266$63,754
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$771,526$65,425
Bob MenéndezDNJ$370,894$65,250
Jeff MerkleyDOR$137,597$59,950
Barbara MikulskiDMD$106,032$39,500
Jerry MoranRKS$85,800$17,400
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$50,500$8,750
Patty MurrayDWA$158,332$65,368
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$62,900$28,000
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$216,315$63,000
Rand PaulRKY$84,195$8,150
Rob PortmanROH$518,674$23,350
Mark PryorDAR$98,850$41,850
John "Jack" ReedDRI$214,100$41,050
Harry ReidDNV$524,487$87,280
Jim RischRID$27,550$2,550
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$173,400$7,800
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$104,600$54,700
Marco RubioRFL$337,797$4,250
Bernie SandersIVT$10,250$38,425
Chuck SchumerDNY$1,149,900$69,200
Jeff SessionsRAL$62,700$1,000
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$160,533$54,000
Richard ShelbyRAL$402,900$25,150
Olympia SnoweRME$79,690$10,400
Debbie StabenowDMI$281,557$63,271
Jon TesterDMT$310,153$67,700
John ThuneRSD$213,816$14,660
Patrick ToomeyRPA$504,834$16,650
Mark UdallDCO$187,677$67,400
Tom UdallDNM$131,076$70,050
David VitterRLA$113,800$2,500
Mark WarnerDVA$543,600$45,900
Jim WebbDVA$9,070$1,000
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$184,649$36,200
Roger WickerRMS$131,250$28,710
Ron WydenDOR$225,479$37,500

Interest Groups that supported this bill

$ Donated
Security brokers & investment companies$19,896,433
Biotech products & research$1,403,544
Financial services & consulting$1,182,439
Small business associations$398,449
Chambers of commerce$259,644
Fiscal & tax policy$36,075

Interest Groups that opposed this bill

$ Donated
Securities, commodities & investment$1,426,355
Teachers unions$1,025,300
State & local govt employee unions$508,470
Small business associations$398,449
Labor Unions$281,283
Elderly issues/Social Security$241,966
Consumer groups$750
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