Category: U.S. House of Representatives

Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017 (H.R. 4263)
  • Shelby Wayment
  • Apr 24, 2018
The House of Representatives recently passed H.R. 4263 on March 15, 2018, titled the Regulation A+ Improvement Act. Regulation A+ is comprised of two separate tiers regarding offerings, titled Tier 1 ....
The House Passes the Financial CHOICE Act
  • Eric Mellmer
  • Jul 01, 2017
On June 8, 2017, the House of Representatives passed the Financial CHOICE Act  (“Creating Hope and Opportunity for Investors, Consumers and Entrepreneurs”). The act regulates banking institution....
H.R. 2187 – Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act
  • Shelby Wayment
  • Apr 27, 2016
This act, if approved by the senate and the President, will direct the SEC to revise its previous regulations regarding the qualifications of natural persons as accredited investors. This act amends S....
H.R. 3784 – SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016
  • Shelby Wayment
  • Apr 18, 2016
The H.R. 3784 SEC Small Business Advocate Act was passed by the House of Representatives to establish an Office for the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation. If passed into law, the Act will ....
H.R. 1675 – Capital Markets Improvement Act of 2016
  • Shelby Wayment
  • Apr 04, 2016
The House Resolution 1675 for Capital Markets Improvement Act of 2016 passed on February 3, 2016 and is currently awaiting Senate approval. H.R. 1675 directs the SEC to revise its rules to increase th....
House of Representatives Passes Accelerated Access to Capital Act
  • Shelby Wayment
  • Jan 10, 2016
The House of Representatives passed the Accelerating Access to Capital Act on September 8th, 2016 by a vote of 236-178. This act was designed to help small companies gain access to capital, through th....
XBRL HR 37 Exemption for Small Companies Rejected
  • Dan Carter
  • Jan 16, 2015
On the second day of the year, U.S. House of Representatives failed to pass HR 37, "Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act". HR 37 would have exempted small public companies wi....