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Fincher’s JOBS Act advances to Senate

Fincher’s JOBS Act advances to Senate

Posted: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 7:00 pm

Washington – Thursday, the JOBS Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives 390 – 23. The JOBS Act is a legislative package designed to jumpstart the economy and restore opportunities for America’s primary job creators: small businesses, startups, and entrepreneurs, according to U.S. Rep. Stephen Fincher.
Fincher’s H.R. 3606, which passed out of the House Financial Services Committee with bipartisan support (54-1), is the base bill for this package of bills. H.R. 3606, the Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act, reduces the costs of going public by phasing in certain regulations over a five-year period, or until the company reaches $1 billion in revenue.
This allows companies to go public sooner and access much needed capital, resulting in more job creation within the company.
“One of the best actions Washington can do to create private sector jobs is to get out of the way.  With about 92 percent of business job growth occurring after being listed on a U.S. stock exchange, it just makes sense to ease the path for small businesses to go public. With the passage of this bill that’s what we did – we cut regulations to create private sector jobs. It’s just commonsense – something Washington is sorely lacking,” Fincher said.  
The JOBS Act has received support from the President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, American Bankers Association, Financial Services Forum, the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council and the Independent Community Bankers of America. In addition, the Biotechnology Industry Organization, Burroughs & Chapin Company, CONNECT, Gate Technologies, Mesirow Financial, NASDAQ OMX, National Taxpayers Union, National Venture Capital Association, NYSE Euronext, OTC Markets Group, SIFMA, Silicon Valley Bank, TechAmerica, TechNet and SecondMarket.

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