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S. 3922 117th Congress Senate

Unlocking Capital for Small Businesses Act of 2022

Official title: A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to create a safe harbor for finders and private placement brokers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 24, 2022 Introduced by: Kevin Cramer Republican · North Dakota See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Business investment and capitalFinancial services and investmentsLicensing and registrationsSecurities
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 5, 2022
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-621.
Mar 24, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Mar 24, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 5, 2022

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-621.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Unlocking Capital for Small Businesses Act of 2022

This bill revises the regulatory treatment of private-placement brokers (brokers who receive transaction-based compensation for the sale of securities to preselected individuals or institutions) and finders (private-placement brokers who do not exceed a specified amount of compensation, transaction value, or number of transactions in a year).

Specifically, the bill (1) requires the Securities and Exchange Commission to establish registration requirements for private-placement brokers that are no more stringent than those imposed on crowdfunding portals, (2) allows for membership in any national securities association for private-placement brokers, (3) exempts private-placement brokers from broker regulations, and (4) otherwise modifies provisions related to private-placement brokers and finders.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 4493 Reintroduced Bill Unlocking Capital for Small Businesses Act of 2024
  • HR 8998 Unlocking Capital for Small Businesses Act of 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3922: Unlocking Capital for Small Businesses Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3922/
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"S. 3922: Unlocking Capital for Small Businesses Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3922/.
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S. 3922, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3922/.
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