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S 416 115th Congress Senate Commerce Business investment and capital Government studies and investigations Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Small business

Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act

Introduced: February 16, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 12, 2017
Held at the desk.
Sep 12, 2017
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 12, 2017
Received in the House.
Sep 11, 2017
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S 5166)
Sep 11, 2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S 5166)
Sep 11, 2017
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5166)
Sep 11, 2017
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5166)
Mar 7, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Mar 7, 2017
Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 16, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Feb 16, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Investment Incentive Act of 1980 with respect to the annual government-business forum of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to review the current status of problems and programs relating to small business capital formation.

The SEC shall review each of the forum's findings and recommendations and issue a public statement promptly assessing it and disclosing the action, if any, the SEC intends to take with respect to it.

What's happening now September 12, 2017

Held at the desk.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 3280 Related bill Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018
  • HR 10 Related bill Financial CHOICE Act of 2017
  • HR 3354 Identical bill Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018
  • HR 1312 Identical bill Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act
 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Feb 16, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 416: Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-416/
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"S. 416: Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-416/.
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S. 416, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-416/.
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