S5139-118

Introduced

To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to address emerging growth companies, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Sep 23, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to address emerging growth companies, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers. The main policy domain is Finance, Government Operations, Labor.

Who Benefits and How

financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Empowering Main Street in America Act of 2024. The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
  • Section id045d04b22b2749f6829b22ecd5ae4785: 2. Definition In this Act, the term Commission means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
  • Section id3077d74e94514758b31eb02f622329f7: 101. Helping startups continue to grow Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77b(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (19) and inserting the...
  • Section H9D90B6696E2A4B01B4E30D3CAD88A28E: 102. Micro-offering exemption Section 4 of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77d) is amended— in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:...
  • Section id1E0BC49925294F18BF65984D86645D4E: 103. Investment companies Section 3(c)(1) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–3(c)(1)) is amended— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A),...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to address emerging growth companies, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.

Key Policy Areas

Finance, Government Operations, Labor

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to address emerging growth companies, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.

Policy Domains

Finance Government Operations Labor

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
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financial institutions, investors, and borrowers:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
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federal implementing agencies:
financial institutions, investors, and borrowers:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 23, 2024

Mr. Scott of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Finance Government Operations Labor
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_labor"
→ Secretary of Labor

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"finder" §idFC11927607584FCD9CDAEB1E290E1B7A

a person that— receives transaction-based compensation— for effecting a transaction by— introducing an issuer or owner of securities and a buyer of such securities in connection with the sale of a business effected as the sale of securities

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