legislation: 117-hr-8998

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117-hr-8998 117 hr 8998 Unlocking Capital for Small Businesses Act of 2022 Finance and Financial Sector 2022-09-28 2022-09-28 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13] NC R B001305 0 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. 2023-01-23T18:30:24Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8998

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