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Small Business Capital Formation Proposed Legislation

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House Committee on Financial Services Advances Capital Formation Legislation

On July 22 and 23, 2025, the House Committee on Financial Services (the “Committee”) held a full committee markup during which it considered certain bills that, if passed, would improve investor access to the capital markets....more

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House of Representatives Pass Capital Formation Related Legislation

On June 23, 2025, the House of Representatives (the “House”) passed seven bills relating to capital formation. As discussed in a previous post, these bills were reported to the House by the House Committee on Financial...more

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House to Consider Capital Formation Bills

On March 5, 2024, the House will consider capital formation related legislation, H.R. 2799.  This was originally introduced in April 2023 and reported out in July 2023.  It is comprised of 19 separate bills.  The House...more

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House Passes Eleven Bills Enabling Capital Formation

In early June, the US House of Representatives passed two sets of bills focused on promoting capital formation. The bipartisan effort included bills that amend the accredited investor definition in order to increase the...more

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Legislative Proposals on Capital Formation

Last week, the US Senate Banking Committee held a hearing on legislation introduced in the prior session of Congress relating to capital formation in order to assess whether any would garner bipartisan support....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The JOBS Act 3.0: Regulatory Reforms Pass House of Representatives

On July 17, 2018, the House of Representatives passed the JOBS and Investor Confidence Act (JOBS Act 3.0), a package of reforms consisting of 32 pieces of legislation principally designed to spur entrepreneurship by...more

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Bipartisan Capital Markets Reform Legislation Announced

Yesterday, a bipartisan, capital formation-focused, package of legislation was unveiled by House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling and Ranking Member Maxine Waters. ...more

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Securities-related Bills Approved by House Financial Services Committee

The House Financial Services Committee met last week and approved eight capital formation-related bills. The bills require the Securities and Exchange Commission to take action to change certain of its definitions in its...more

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Capital Formation Bills Advance to House for Consideration

Today, the House Financial Services Committee advanced six bills for House consideration, including H.R. 5054, H.R. 5756, and H.R. 5877....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

New Legislation Will Benefit Business Development Companies While Closed-End Funds Remain in Limbo

On March 23, 2018, President Donald Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 into law. This legislation includes the Small Business Credit Availability Act (SBCA), which contains numerous changes to...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - JOBS Act

The Plan to Replace Dodd-Frank: The Financial CHOICE Act

On June 7, in a speech to the Economic Club of New York, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling announced the Republican plan to replace the Dodd-Frank Act. The Financial Creating Hope and Opportunity for...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - JOBS Act

House Passes SEC Small Business Advocate Act and Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act

On February 1, 2016, the House passed H.R. 3784, the SEC Small Business Advocate Act, and H.R. 2187, the Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act....more

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