S 3391 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2021

Summary
Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2021 This bill exempts from securities registration requirements certain merger-and-acquisition brokers that facilitate transfer of ownership in privately held companies with earnings or revenues under a specified threshold. However, this exemption shall not apply to certain brokers, including those that provide financing related to the transfer of ownership, engage on behalf of any party in a transaction involving specified shell companies, or are subject to suspension or revocation of registration.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2021
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Introduced Dec 14, 2021 Last action Apr 5, 2022
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Apr 5, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
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Dec 14, 2021
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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Dec 14, 2021
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