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Version 36 · Passed House amended · Mar 15, 2018
Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Securities Act of 1933 to increase the dollar limit of certain securities offerings exempt from registration requirements from $50 million annually to $75 million annually, adjusted in future years for inflation.
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Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3] · R–NJ
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 246 - 170 (Roll no. 110). (text: CR H1634)
House roll call 110 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 246 - 170 (Roll no. 110).(text: CR H1634)
House roll call 110 · Individual votesOn motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 182 - 235 (Roll no. 109).
House roll call 109 · Individual votesThe previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to strike "$75,000,000" and insert "$50,000,000" on Page 3, line 10; and on Page 3, line 23, insert the following new section entitled: "Effect of Increase in Offering Limit".
Mrs. Beatty moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on Financial Services. (CR H1640)
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4263.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4545, H.R. 1116 and H.R. 4263. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4545 under a structured rule, and makes in order amendments printed in the report, with one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Rule also provides for consideration of H.R. 1116 and H.R. 4263 under closed rules. The rule provides for one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the Chair and Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on Financial Services for each measure, and one motion to recommit with or without instructions for each measure.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 773. (consideration: CR H1634-1642)
Rule H. Res. 773 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 773 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4545, H.R. 1116 and H.R. 4263. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4545 under a structured rule, and makes in order amendments printed in the report, with one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Rule also provides for consideration of H.R. 1116 and H.R. 4263 under closed rules. The rule provides for one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the Chair and Ranking Minority Member of the Committee on Financial Services for each measure, and one motion to recommit with or without instructions for each measure.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 409.
Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-544.
Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-544.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 37 - 23.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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