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S. 1791 - Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011

Finance and financial sector. 112th Congress (2011-2012) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to amend the securities laws to provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
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The bill has been introduced. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011

S. 1791 — 112th Congress (2011–2012)

Summary
A bill to amend the securities laws to provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to amend the securities laws to provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011
Sponsor
Scott P. Brown
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Finance and financial sector
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Financial services and investments
  • Fraud offenses and financial crimes
  • Securities
  • Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
  • State and local government operations
  • User charges and fees
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Major Actions
Introduced11/02/2011
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced11/02/2011
11/02/2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
12/01/2011Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-444.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

supported this bill

Financial services & consulting
Small business associations
Chambers of commerce
4% more
$274,854
$1,406,926
$364,949
$2,046,729
$293,200
$1,434,222
$239,532
$1,966,954

opposed this bill

Electronics manufacturing & services
Labor Unions
Elderly issues/Social Security
3 Organizations Supported and 2 Opposed; See Which Ones
3 Organizations Supported and 2 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Democratizing Access to Capital Act of 2011

3 organizations supported this bill

Financial Services Forum
Nichols, Rob (2011, November 30). 365 Forum Letter Support S1791. Retrieved August 8, 2012, from Financial Services Forum.
National Association for the Self-Employed
National Association for the Self-Employed (2012, March 7). NASE Urges Senate Action On Crowdfunding Bill. Retrieved August 8, 2012, from National Association for the Self-Employed.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
R. Bruce Josten (2011, November 9). Letter to Senator Brown. Retrieved March 22, 2012, from Senator Scott Brown.

2 organizations opposed this bill

AARP
Rogers, Joyce (2012, March 7). AARP Small Business Letter. Retrieved August 8, 2012, from Americans for Financial Reform.
AFL-CIO
William Samuel (2012, February 29). Legislative Alert!. Retrieved March 22, 2012, from AFL CIO.

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 112th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2012.
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Contributions by Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$2,000
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$12,100$4,750
Kelly AyotteRNH$11,000$3,750
John BarrassoRWY$17,750$7,000
Max BaucusDMT$28,700$38,050
Mark BegichDAK$3,000$25,875
Michael F. BennetDCO$32,322$30,300
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$0$1,000
Richard BlumenthalDCT$24,500$14,250
Roy BluntRMO$31,900$31,450
John BoozmanRAR$3,200$0
Barbara BoxerDCA$24,650$45,300
Scott P. BrownRMA$105,900$44,850
Sherrod BrownDOH$32,050$41,950
Richard BurrRNC$39,395$31,850
Maria CantwellDWA$20,450$17,100
Ben CardinDMD$11,500$18,533
Tom CarperDDE$25,400$16,100
Bob CaseyDPA$23,750$41,750
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$22,700$35,800
Daniel CoatsRIN$19,900$15,500
Tom CoburnROK$2,000$4,730
William Thad CochranRMS$1,000$4,000
Susan M. CollinsRME$29,850$36,900
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$23,500$1,000
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$12,950$16,700
Bob CorkerRTN$45,000$23,250
John CornynRTX$54,950$13,850
Mike CrapoRID$15,550$9,600
Jim DeMintRSC$13,750$14,700
Dick DurbinDIL$21,600$21,700
Mike EnziRWY$7,000$4,000
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$6,000$30,000
Al FrankenDMN$36,360$49,280
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$73,700$46,000
Lindsey GrahamRSC$28,884$4,500
Chuck GrassleyRIA$13,250$19,250
Kay R. HaganDNC$14,950$29,431
Tom HarkinDIA$3,650$11,050
Orrin G. HatchRUT$32,500$14,000
Dean HellerRNV$41,581$27,000
John HoevenRND$12,800$0
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$0$5,600
Jim InhofeROK$2,750$10,850
Dan InouyeDHI$5,600$17,200
Johnny IsaksonRGA$16,250$18,300
Mike JohannsRNE$13,450$3,800
Ron JohnsonRWI$12,816$8,520
Tim JohnsonDSD$19,550$19,950
John F. KerryDMA$6,050$15,500
Mark KirkRIL$74,935$75,200
Amy KlobucharDMN$22,200$14,303
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$700$3,500
Mary L. LandrieuDLA$37,400$19,700
Frank R. LautenbergDNJ$18,036$18,500
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$1,000$14,200
Mike LeeRUT$4,500$5,500
Carl LevinDMI$6,700$4,750
Joe LiebermanICT$0$0
Dick LugarRIN$12,900$7,500
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$15,300$39,050
John McCainRAZ$25,425$5,750
Claire McCaskillDMO$17,750$12,100
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$44,850$64,900
Bob MenéndezDNJ$49,158$31,950
Jeff MerkleyDOR$7,680$21,425
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$2,750$36,850
Jerry MoranRKS$7,500$17,500
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$3,750$10,500
Patty MurrayDWA$16,400$56,334
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$13,000$5,000
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$26,300$27,150
Rand PaulRKY$12,400$9,860
Rob PortmanROH$70,450$20,650
Mark L. PryorDAR$7,250$7,300
John "Jack" ReedDRI$8,000$19,750
Harry ReidDNV$47,700$62,955
Jim RischRID$10,000$4,000
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$14,300$6,500
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$15,650$37,100
Marco RubioRFL$32,250$15,750
Bernie SandersIVT$500$8,325
Chuck SchumerDNY$85,950$39,700
Jeff SessionsRAL$15,200$7,250
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$10,112$28,425
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$18,000$24,900
Olympia J. SnoweRME$12,450$5,500
Debbie StabenowDMI$16,050$26,000
Jon TesterDMT$16,050$22,200
John ThuneRSD$20,354$14,450
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$34,899$21,150
Mark UdallDCO$18,162$35,425
Tom UdallDNM$0$25,600
David VitterRLA$22,100$12,400
Mark R. WarnerDVA$57,660$30,500
Jim WebbDVA$-4,950$3,000
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$9,600$6,533
Roger F. WickerRMS$20,300$12,250
Ron WydenDOR$10,600$20,000

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
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That Opposed
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$2,000
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$12,100$4,750
Kelly AyotteRNH$11,000$3,750
John BarrassoRWY$17,750$7,000
Max BaucusDMT$28,700$38,050
Mark BegichDAK$3,000$25,875
Michael F. BennetDCO$32,322$30,300
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$0$1,000
Richard BlumenthalDCT$24,500$14,250
Roy BluntRMO$31,900$31,450
John BoozmanRAR$3,200$0
Barbara BoxerDCA$24,650$45,300
Scott P. BrownRMA$105,900$44,850
Sherrod BrownDOH$32,050$41,950
Richard BurrRNC$39,395$31,850
Maria CantwellDWA$20,450$17,100
Ben CardinDMD$11,500$18,533
Tom CarperDDE$25,400$16,100
Bob CaseyDPA$23,750$41,750
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$22,700$35,800
Daniel CoatsRIN$19,900$15,500
Tom CoburnROK$2,000$4,730
William Thad CochranRMS$1,000$4,000
Susan M. CollinsRME$29,850$36,900
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$23,500$1,000
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$12,950$16,700
Bob CorkerRTN$45,000$23,250
John CornynRTX$54,950$13,850
Mike CrapoRID$15,550$9,600
Jim DeMintRSC$13,750$14,700
Dick DurbinDIL$21,600$21,700
Mike EnziRWY$7,000$4,000
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$6,000$30,000
Al FrankenDMN$36,360$49,280
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$73,700$46,000
Lindsey GrahamRSC$28,884$4,500
Chuck GrassleyRIA$13,250$19,250
Kay R. HaganDNC$14,950$29,431
Tom HarkinDIA$3,650$11,050
Orrin G. HatchRUT$32,500$14,000
Dean HellerRNV$41,581$27,000
John HoevenRND$12,800$0
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$0$5,600
Jim InhofeROK$2,750$10,850
Dan InouyeDHI$5,600$17,200
Johnny IsaksonRGA$16,250$18,300
Mike JohannsRNE$13,450$3,800
Ron JohnsonRWI$12,816$8,520
Tim JohnsonDSD$19,550$19,950
John F. KerryDMA$6,050$15,500
Mark KirkRIL$74,935$75,200
Amy KlobucharDMN$22,200$14,303
Herb KohlDWI$0$0
Jon KylRAZ$700$3,500
Mary L. LandrieuDLA$37,400$19,700
Frank R. LautenbergDNJ$18,036$18,500
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$1,000$14,200
Mike LeeRUT$4,500$5,500
Carl LevinDMI$6,700$4,750
Joe LiebermanICT$0$0
Dick LugarRIN$12,900$7,500
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$15,300$39,050
John McCainRAZ$25,425$5,750
Claire McCaskillDMO$17,750$12,100
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$44,850$64,900
Bob MenéndezDNJ$49,158$31,950
Jeff MerkleyDOR$7,680$21,425
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$2,750$36,850
Jerry MoranRKS$7,500$17,500
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$3,750$10,500
Patty MurrayDWA$16,400$56,334
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$13,000$5,000
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$26,300$27,150
Rand PaulRKY$12,400$9,860
Rob PortmanROH$70,450$20,650
Mark L. PryorDAR$7,250$7,300
John "Jack" ReedDRI$8,000$19,750
Harry ReidDNV$47,700$62,955
Jim RischRID$10,000$4,000
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$14,300$6,500
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$15,650$37,100
Marco RubioRFL$32,250$15,750
Bernie SandersIVT$500$8,325
Chuck SchumerDNY$85,950$39,700
Jeff SessionsRAL$15,200$7,250
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$10,112$28,425
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$18,000$24,900
Olympia J. SnoweRME$12,450$5,500
Debbie StabenowDMI$16,050$26,000
Jon TesterDMT$16,050$22,200
John ThuneRSD$20,354$14,450
Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$34,899$21,150
Mark UdallDCO$18,162$35,425
Tom UdallDNM$0$25,600
David VitterRLA$22,100$12,400
Mark R. WarnerDVA$57,660$30,500
Jim WebbDVA$-4,950$3,000
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$9,600$6,533
Roger F. WickerRMS$20,300$12,250
Ron WydenDOR$10,600$20,000

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$ Donated
Financial services & consulting$1,406,926
Small business associations$364,949
Chambers of commerce$274,854

Interest Groups that opposed this bill

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$ Donated
Electronics manufacturing & services$1,434,222
Labor Unions$293,200
Elderly issues/Social Security$239,532
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