S. 1010 - Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2015

Finance and financial sector. 114th Congress (2015-2016) View bill details
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Summary:
A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to exempt from registration brokers performing services in connection with the transfer of ownership of smaller privately held companies. (by CRS) 
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The bill has been referred to committee. 
There have been no votes on this bill.

Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2015

S. 1010 — 114th Congress (2015–2016)

Summary
A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to exempt from registration brokers performing services in connection with the transfer of ownership of smaller privately held companies. (by CRS)
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Title
A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to exempt from registration brokers performing services in connection with the transfer of ownership of smaller privately held companies.
Other Titles
  • Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2015
  • Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2015
Sponsor
Joe Manchin, III
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Finance and financial sector
  • Banking and financial institutions regulation
  • Business records
  • Corporate finance and management
  • Licensing and registrations
  • Securities
  • Small business
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Major Actions
Introduced4/20/2015
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced4/20/2015
4/20/2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
4/20/2015Introduced in Senate
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Contributions

  1. November - December 2010 For $1,250 Against $0
  2. January - February 2011 For $1,850 Against $0
  3. March - April 2011 For $8,750 Against $0
  4. May - June 2011 For $16,750 Against $0
  5. July - August 2011 For $1,000 Against $0
  6. September - October 2011 For $8,750 Against $0
  7. November - December 2011 For $8,500 Against $0
  8. January - February 2012 For $4,750 Against $0
  9. March - April 2012 For $15,950 Against $0
  10. May - June 2012 For $30,450 Against $0
  11. July - August 2012 For $18,550 Against $0
  12. September - October 2012 For $15,900 Against $0
  13. November - December 2012 For $2,300 Against $0
  14. January - February 2013 For $12,000 Against $0
  15. March - April 2013 For $21,700 Against $0
  16. May - June 2013 For $14,400 Against $0
  17. July - August 2013 For $2,250 Against $0
  18. September - October 2013 For $19,300 Against $0
  19. November - December 2013 For $14,750 Against $0
  20. January - February 2014 For $16,350 Against $0
  21. March - April 2014 For $15,800 Against $0
  22. May - June 2014 For $33,500 Against $0
  23. July - August 2014 For $12,700 Against $0
  24. September - October 2014 For $21,750 Against $0
  25. November - December 2014 For $1,890 Against $0
  26. January - February 2015 For $530 Against $0
  27. March - April 2015 For $10,250 Against $0
  28. May - June 2015 For $15,498 Against $0
  29. July - August 2015 For $13,927 Against $0
  30. September - October 2015 For $13,749 Against $0
  31. November - December 2015 For $6,250 Against $0
  32. January - February 2016 For $6,210 Against $0
  33. March - April 2016 For $21,300 Against $0
  34. May - June 2016 For $15,700 Against $0
  35. July - August 2016 For $19,420 Against $0
  36. September - October 2016 For $24,702 Against $0
  37. November - December 2016 For $2,500 Against $0

Votes

    2 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones

    Organizations that took a position on
    Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2015

    2 organizations supported this bill

    North American Securities Administrators Association
    Beatty, William (2015, May 5). The Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2015 (S. 1010). Retrieved May 22, 2015, from NASAA.
    U.S. Chamber of Commerce
    Josten, R. Bruce (2015, June 1). Letter on S. 1010, the "Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2015". Retrieved June 2, 2015, from U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

    0 organizations opposed this bill

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    Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 114th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, November 29, 2010 – November 28, 2016.
    Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org

    Contributions by Legislator

    Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported
    $ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$5,250$0
    Kelly AyotteRNH$6,000$0
    Tammy BaldwinDWI$2,250$0
    John BarrassoRWY$0$0
    Michael F. BennetDCO$1,150$0
    Richard BlumenthalDCT$1,000$0
    Roy BluntRMO$10,250$0
    Cory A. BookerDNJ$1,500$0
    John BoozmanRAR$3,000$0
    Barbara BoxerDCA$0$0
    Sherrod BrownDOH$6,500$0
    Richard BurrRNC$5,500$0
    Maria CantwellDWA$750$0
    Shelley Moore CapitoRWV$13,500$0
    Ben CardinDMD$500$0
    Tom CarperDDE$1,500$0
    Bob CaseyDPA$3,500$0
    Bill CassidyRLA$500$0
    Daniel CoatsRIN$0$0
    William Thad CochranRMS$0$0
    Susan M. CollinsRME$4,600$0
    Christopher A. CoonsDDE$500$0
    Bob CorkerRTN$5,250$0
    John CornynRTX$21,250$0
    Tom CottonRAR$12,000$0
    Mike CrapoRID$0$0
    Ted CruzRTX$16,250$0
    Steve DainesRMT$2,750$0
    Joe DonnellyDIN$0$0
    Dick DurbinDIL$7,200$0
    Mike EnziRWY$0$0
    Joni ErnstRIA$10,500$0
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$1,000$0
    Deb FischerRNE$8,150$0
    Jeff FlakeRAZ$11,250$0
    Al FrankenDMN$3,550$0
    Cory GardnerRCO$11,250$0
    Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$1,000$0
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$18,450$0
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$7,450$0
    Orrin G. HatchRUT$250$0
    Martin HeinrichDNM$1,500$0
    Heidi HeitkampDND$0$0
    Dean HellerRNV$6,750$0
    Mazie K. HironoDHI$500$0
    John HoevenRND$0$0
    Jim InhofeROK$2,500$0
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$12,450$0
    Ron JohnsonRWI$6,450$0
    Tim KaineDVA$15,250$0
    Angus S. King, Jr.IME$500$0
    Mark KirkRIL$3,750$0
    Amy KlobucharDMN$200$0
    James LankfordROK$2,700$0
    Patrick J. LeahyDVT$250$0
    Mike LeeRUT$2,750$0
    Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$7,500$0
    Ed MarkeyDMA$2,500$0
    John McCainRAZ$6,300$0
    Claire McCaskillDMO$11,650$0
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$21,350$0
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$500$0
    Jeff MerkleyDOR$500$0
    Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$0$0
    Jerry MoranRKS$0$0
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$6,000$0
    Chris MurphyDCT$2,950$0
    Patty MurrayDWA$5,750$0
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$7,000$0
    Rand PaulRKY$2,750$0
    David PerdueRGA$750$0
    Gary C. PetersDMI$5,950$0
    Rob PortmanROH$16,800$0
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$0$0
    Harry ReidDNV$0$0
    Jim RischRID$1,000$0
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$6,000$0
    Mike RoundsRSD$2,500$0
    Marco RubioRFL$17,300$0
    Bernie SandersIVT$500$0
    Ben SasseRNE$750$0
    Brian SchatzDHI$0$0
    Chuck SchumerDNY$1,000$0
    Tim ScottRSC$2,500$0
    Jeff SessionsRAL$500$0
    Jeanne ShaheenDNH$750$0
    Richard C. ShelbyRAL$5,000$0
    Debbie StabenowDMI$8,976$0
    Dan SullivanRAK$10,350$0
    Jon TesterDMT$6,000$0
    John ThuneRSD$5,308$0
    Thom TillisRNC$22,850$0
    Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$17,442$0
    Tom UdallDNM$0$0
    David VitterRLA$0$0
    Mark R. WarnerDVA$0$0
    Elizabeth WarrenDMA$1,000$0
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$1,600$0
    Roger F. WickerRMS$0$0
    Ron WydenDOR$750$0

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    Legislator Filters
    NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported
    $ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$5,250$0
    Kelly AyotteRNH$6,000$0
    Tammy BaldwinDWI$2,250$0
    John BarrassoRWY$0$0
    Michael F. BennetDCO$1,150$0
    Richard BlumenthalDCT$1,000$0
    Roy BluntRMO$10,250$0
    Cory A. BookerDNJ$1,500$0
    John BoozmanRAR$3,000$0
    Barbara BoxerDCA$0$0
    Sherrod BrownDOH$6,500$0
    Richard BurrRNC$5,500$0
    Maria CantwellDWA$750$0
    Shelley Moore CapitoRWV$13,500$0
    Ben CardinDMD$500$0
    Tom CarperDDE$1,500$0
    Bob CaseyDPA$3,500$0
    Bill CassidyRLA$500$0
    Daniel CoatsRIN$0$0
    William Thad CochranRMS$0$0
    Susan M. CollinsRME$4,600$0
    Christopher A. CoonsDDE$500$0
    Bob CorkerRTN$5,250$0
    John CornynRTX$21,250$0
    Tom CottonRAR$12,000$0
    Mike CrapoRID$0$0
    Ted CruzRTX$16,250$0
    Steve DainesRMT$2,750$0
    Joe DonnellyDIN$0$0
    Dick DurbinDIL$7,200$0
    Mike EnziRWY$0$0
    Joni ErnstRIA$10,500$0
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$1,000$0
    Deb FischerRNE$8,150$0
    Jeff FlakeRAZ$11,250$0
    Al FrankenDMN$3,550$0
    Cory GardnerRCO$11,250$0
    Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$1,000$0
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$18,450$0
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$7,450$0
    Orrin G. HatchRUT$250$0
    Martin HeinrichDNM$1,500$0
    Heidi HeitkampDND$0$0
    Dean HellerRNV$6,750$0
    Mazie K. HironoDHI$500$0
    John HoevenRND$0$0
    Jim InhofeROK$2,500$0
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$12,450$0
    Ron JohnsonRWI$6,450$0
    Tim KaineDVA$15,250$0
    Angus S. King, Jr.IME$500$0
    Mark KirkRIL$3,750$0
    Amy KlobucharDMN$200$0
    James LankfordROK$2,700$0
    Patrick J. LeahyDVT$250$0
    Mike LeeRUT$2,750$0
    Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$7,500$0
    Ed MarkeyDMA$2,500$0
    John McCainRAZ$6,300$0
    Claire McCaskillDMO$11,650$0
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$21,350$0
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$500$0
    Jeff MerkleyDOR$500$0
    Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$0$0
    Jerry MoranRKS$0$0
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$6,000$0
    Chris MurphyDCT$2,950$0
    Patty MurrayDWA$5,750$0
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$7,000$0
    Rand PaulRKY$2,750$0
    David PerdueRGA$750$0
    Gary C. PetersDMI$5,950$0
    Rob PortmanROH$16,800$0
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$0$0
    Harry ReidDNV$0$0
    Jim RischRID$1,000$0
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$6,000$0
    Mike RoundsRSD$2,500$0
    Marco RubioRFL$17,300$0
    Bernie SandersIVT$500$0
    Ben SasseRNE$750$0
    Brian SchatzDHI$0$0
    Chuck SchumerDNY$1,000$0
    Tim ScottRSC$2,500$0
    Jeff SessionsRAL$500$0
    Jeanne ShaheenDNH$750$0
    Richard C. ShelbyRAL$5,000$0
    Debbie StabenowDMI$8,976$0
    Dan SullivanRAK$10,350$0
    Jon TesterDMT$6,000$0
    John ThuneRSD$5,308$0
    Thom TillisRNC$22,850$0
    Patrick J. ToomeyRPA$17,442$0
    Tom UdallDNM$0$0
    David VitterRLA$0$0
    Mark R. WarnerDVA$0$0
    Elizabeth WarrenDMA$1,000$0
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$1,600$0
    Roger F. WickerRMS$0$0
    Ron WydenDOR$750$0

    Interest Groups that supported this bill

    $ Donated
    Chambers of commerce$358,176
    Public official (elected or appointed)$113,000

    Interest Groups that opposed this bill

    $ Donated
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