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House vote: H.R. 1312 // May 1, 2017Needed two-thirds to pass

Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act

Sponsor: Bruce Poliquin (R-ME)

Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Small Business Investment Incentive Act of 1980 with respect to the annual government-business forum of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to review the current status of problems and programs relating to small business capital formation. The SEC shall review the forum's findings and recommendations and issue a public statement promptly assessing each submitted finding or recommendation and disclosing any action the SEC intends to take on it.

Commerce Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

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

Won the vote · Yea

406 votes, representing 234,628,825 people93.3%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

0 votes, representing 0 people0.0%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 6.7% 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
YeaWon40693.3%
NayLost00.0%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken06.7%