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House vote: H.R. 3448 // February 11, 2014Needed two-thirds to pass

Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2014

Sponsor: Sean Duffy (R-WI)

Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2014 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to establish a pilot liquidity program for equity securities of emerging growth companies (EGCs) with total annual gross revenues of less than $750 million, under which those securities shall be quoted using either: (1) a minimum increment of $0.05 or $0.10, or (2) the increment at which the securities would be quoted without regard to such minimum increments. Repeals the requirement for an SEC study examining the transition to trading and quoting securities in one penny increments, known as decimalization. Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to determine, in the case of an EGC whose securities are quoted at a minimum increment of either $0.05 or $0.10, the increment at which such securities are traded.

Finance and Financial Sector Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

412 votes, representing 231,779,224 people94.7%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

4 votes, representing 2,184,261 people0.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.4% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon41294.7%
NayLost40.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.4%