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House vote: H.R. 2187 // February 1, 2016Needed two-thirds to pass

Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act

Sponsor: David Schweikert (R-AZ)

Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Securities Act of 1933 to add to the definition of accredited investor any natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with his or her spouse, exceeds $1 million (adjusted every five years for inflation). The person's net worth shall exclude: the person's primary residence; and as a liability any indebtedness secured by the primary residence, up to the estimated fair market value of the residence at the time of the sale of securities.

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

347 votes, representing 198,862,433 people79.9%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

8 votes, representing 4,811,775 people1.9%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 18.2% 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
YeaWon34779.9%
NayLost81.9%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken018.2%