H.R. 79HALOS Act

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Sponsor: STEVE CHABOT [R-OH-01]
Cosponsors: 15 · 10 Republicans · 5 Democrats
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Committees: Financial Services Committee, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Latest action: Jan 11, 2017 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

IntroducedJan 3, 2017
Passed the HouseJan 10, 2017
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Helping Angels Lead Our Startups Act or the HALOS Act

(Sec. 3) This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to revise Regulation D, which exempts certain offerings from SEC registration requirements but prohibits general solicitation or general advertising with respect to such offerings. Specifically, this prohibition shall not apply to events with specified kinds of sponsors -- including "angel investor groups" unconnected to broker-dealers or investment advisers -- where presentations or communications are made by or on behalf of an issuer, but:

the advertising does not refer to any specific offering of securities by the issuer;

the sponsor does not provide investment recommendation or advice to attendees, engage in investment negotiations with attendees, charge certain fees, or receive certain compensation; and
no specific information regarding a securities offering is communicated beyond the type and amount of securities being offered, the amount of securities already subscribed for, and the intended use of proceeds from the offering.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 79 as passed House without amendment on Jan 10, 2017. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

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Jan 10, 2017Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveJan 10, 2017

How every member votedHouse roll call 31

House Jan 10, 2017 · the primary vote

On Passage

Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act

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344 Yea 73 Nay 17 not voting

Crossed both parties 73 of 417 voting members broke with their own party: 73 Democrats.

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DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present

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All members434 members

Democratic194 members

Republican240 members

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

Cosponsors15 · 10 Republicans · 5 Democrats

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 79 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.

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H.R. 79HALOS Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

Roll calls on H.R. 793 roll calls on this measure

How every member votedHouse roll call 31

On Passage

How the chamber split

Cosponsors15 · 10 Republicans · 5 Democrats

H.R. 79HALOS Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

Roll calls on H.R. 793 roll calls on this measure

How every member votedHouse roll call 31

On Passage

How the chamber split

Cosponsors15 · 10 Republicans · 5 Democrats

Who lobbied on H.R. 798 organizations

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