HR 2187 · 114th Congress · Finance and Financial Sector

Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act

Introduced 2015-04-30· Sponsored by Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.(2016-02-02)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2016-02-01
Roll #46
Yea 347Nay 8
Democrats
144 Yea·7 Nay
Republicans
203 Yea·1 Nay
PassedHouse · 2016-02-01
Roll #46
Yea 347Nay 8
Democrats
144 Yea·7 Nay
Republicans
203 Yea·1 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to revise its rules under Regulation D to consider a natural person an accredited investor, regardless of specified income and net worth requirements, if the person certifies to the issuer before the sale of securities to that person that he or she: is a person described in specified other requirements of Regulation D, has retained and used the services of certain banks, savings and loan associations, insurance companies, registered brokers or dealers, or certain other entities or their employees to make an investment decision relative to the securities being offered, or is licensed as an accredited investor by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) after completing an exam administered by FINRA using specified criteria established by the SEC. The SEC shall establish such criteria for FINRA to use in administering an exam to license as accredited investors natural persons who don't meet certain income and net worth requirements of Regulation D.…

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H.R. 2187, a bill to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise its regulations regarding the qualifications of natural persons as accredited investors

Jan 19, 2016

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on December 9, 2015

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Democrat