This past week, the House Financial Services Committee considered and passed a few bills that would, if passed by the House, result in changes to the securities laws. ...more
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
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
On November 15, the House Financial Services Committee approved 23 bills, which included various bills that facilitate capital formation and reduce certain regulatory requirements.? Chairman of the Committee, Jeb Hensarling,...more
On March 9, 2017, a number of bipartisan bills designed to promote capital raising for companies were approved by the House Financial Services Committee and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. ...more
On September 13th, the House Financial Services Committee approved the Financial CHOICE Act of 2016 to repeal and replace key parts of the 2010 Dodd-Frank law by a largely partisan vote of 30 to 26. Democrats declined to...more
The House Financial Services Committee held a markup session on June 15, 2016 to discuss a number of bills, including many relating to capital formation and the lessening of regulatory burdens for smaller reporting companies....more
On Thursday, April 14th, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets and GSEs held a hearing at 10 am titled, The JOBS Act at Four: Examining its Impact and Proposals to Further Enhance Capital Formation. The...more
The House Financial Services Committee voted to approve and refer to full House vote various capital formation related bills, including the Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act, HR 4168, requiring the Securities...more
On December 2, 2015, the Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing to consider four bills related to capital formation. These include, among others, HR 3784, which would amend the Exchange Act to establish an Office...more
Today, the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises of the House Financial Services Committee has scheduled a hearing entitled “Legislative Proposals to Enhance Capital Formation and Reduce...more
On March 24th, the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment will hold a hearing on “Capital Formation and Reducing Small Business Burdens.” Information...more