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On the recordNovember 7, 2011
I understand there are two bills at the desk, and I ask for their first reading en bloc. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bills will be read for the first time by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 2930) to amend the securities laws to provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities, and for other purposes. A bill (H.R. 2940) to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to eliminate the prohibition against general solicitation as a requirement for a certain exemption under Regulation D.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon
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Nov 7, 2011

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