H.R. 2940 - Access to Capital for Job Creators Act
H.R. 2940 - Access to Capital for Job Creators Act
Hearing Information
Meeting Time
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 - 3:00pm in H-313 The Capitol View Announcement »
Amendment Deadline
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 - 6:30pm in H-313 The Capitol View Announcement »
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Bill Text
Access to Capital for Job Creators Act
Report from the Committee on Financial Services
Hearing Documents
Rule PDF
Rule Information
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY VOICE VOTE on Wednesday, November 2, 2011.
FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 453:
Adopted by record vote of 407-17, after not agreeing to the motion to recommit with instructions by record vote of 187-237, on Thursday, November 3, 2011.
MANAGERS: Sessions/Polis
1. Structured rule for H.R. 2930.
2. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial Services.
3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
4. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill shall be considered as original text for the purpose of amendment and shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute.
6. Makes in order only those further amendments to H.R. 2930 printed in part A of the Rules Committee report. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
7. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report.
8. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
9. Structured rule for H.R. 2940.
10. Provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial Services.
11. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
12. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted, and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
13. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
14. Makes in order the further amendment printed in part B of the Rules Committee report, if offered by Representative Miller of North Carolina or his designee, which shall be considered as read and shall be separately debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent.
15. Waives all points of order against the amendment printed in part B of the Rules Committee report.
16. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
Amendments (click each header to sort table ▲▼ by that column)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Version 1 | Miller, Brad (NC) | Democrat | Would require disclosure of bonus compensation structures and "golden parachute" arrangements in advertising materials associated with an exempted offering. | Made In Order |
| 3 | Version 1 | Velzquez (NY) | Democrat | Withdrawn Would require businesses that make a securities offering pursuant to Regulation D by general solicitation to create no less than one job for every $250,000 in capital raised through the offering. | Withdrawn |
| 1 | Version 1 | West (FL), Barletta (PA), Bilirakis (FL), Blackburn (TN), Christensen (VI), Clay (MO), Fudge (OH), Paul (TX), Richardson (CA), Rigell (VA), Ros-Lehtinen (FL), Schock (IL), Southerland (FL), Stivers (OH), Walsh (IL), Young, C.W. Bill (FL), Miller, Jeff (FL), Ross (FL) | Bipartisan | Withdrawn This amendment will amend the Internal Revenue Code to allow small business employers whose gross receipts in the preceding taxable year did not exceed $20 million, or who did not employ more than 100 full time employees, a work opportunity tax credit of $6,000 for hiring unemployed individuals as full-time employees during 2012 and 2013. This legislation would also double the rate of such credit for employers who hire individuals from counties with high unemployment rates. | Withdrawn |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 145
Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to H.R. 2930 to report an open rule for both H.R. 2930 and H.R. 2940.