H.R. 2274Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2014

1 recorded action106 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Bill Huizenga [R-MI-02]
Cosponsors: 9 · 7 Republicans · 2 Democrats
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Committees: Financial Services Committee, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Latest action: Jan 15, 2014 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

IntroducedJun 6, 2013
Passed the HouseJan 14, 2014
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2014 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to exempt from its registration requirements certain merger and acquisition (M&A) brokers and associated persons.

Denies such registration exemption, however, to brokers who: (1) receive, hold, transmit, or have custody of any funds or securities to be exchanged by parties to a transfer of ownership of an eligible privately held company; or (2) engage on behalf of an issuer in a public offering of securities that are either subject to mandatory registration, or with respect to which the issuer must file periodic information, documents, and reports.

Prohibits the construction of this Act to limit any other authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to exempt any person, or any class of persons, from any provision of this Act, including any related rule or regulation.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 2274 as passed House amended on Jan 14, 2014. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 14

House Jan 14, 2014

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide for a notice-filing registration procedure for brokers performing services in connection with the transfer of ownership of smaller privately held companies and to provide for regulation appropriate to the limited scope of the activities of such brokers

Passed · Two-thirds required

422 Yea 0 Nay 10 not voting

Crossed both parties No voting member broke with their own party.

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All members432 members

Democratic200 members

Republican232 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors9 · 7 Republicans · 2 Democrats

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 2274 and vote against it. 2 signed when it was filed.

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Who lobbied on H.R. 22749 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 2274 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

M & A SECURITIES GROUP, INC.filed by HUSCH BLACKWELL, LLP

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities6 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2014Filing

ALLIANCE OF MERGER & ACQUISITION ADVISORSfiled by WARNER, NORCROSS + JUDD LLP

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities5 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2014Filing

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities · Foreign Relations · Computer Industry · Trade (domestic/foreign) +41 more5 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2014Filing

NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONIts PAC: National Small Business United PAC

Small Business5 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2014Filing

THE ALLIANCE OF MERGER & ACQUISITION ADVISORSfiled by U.S. GOVERNMENT RELATIONS INTL.

Banking · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities3 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2014Filing

M&A SECURITIES GROUP, INC.filed by O'ROURKE & NAPPI, LLP

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities2 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2014Filing

SMALL BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP COUNCIL (SBE COUNCIL)

Small Business2 filings · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2014Filing

ASSOCIATION FOR CORPORATE GROWTH, INC.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities1 filing · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2013Filing

BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATIONfiled by THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLCIts PAC: Bank of America Corp. Federal PAC

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products · Copyright/Patent/Trademark · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code1 filing · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2014Filing

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