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hr 477 · 115th Congress · House

Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017

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Legislative structure
Cosponsors
10 current · 10 total
Actions
16
Roll calls
1
Criterion breakdown8 criteria · max 90
No grade to break down.
Recorded vote · House roll call 669 · 2017-12-07
426 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Present · 6 Not voting — Passed
R
2360 (Yea–Nay)
D
1870 (Yea–Nay)
I
20 (Yea–Nay)
L
10 (Yea–Nay)
Revealed positions from the official roll call — factual, not an endorsement.
Actions (16)
DateTimeAction
2017-01-12Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
2017-01-12Introduced in House
2017-01-12Introduced in House
2017-11-30Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 318.
2017-11-30Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-431.
2017-11-30Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-431.
2017-12-0616:57:02Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 647 Reported to House. Provides for consideration of H.R. 477 and H.R. 3971 under structured rules with one hour of debate, one motion to recommit with or without instructions on each measure. Also provides for consideration of H.J.Res. 123 under a closed rule, with one hour of debate and one motion
2017-12-0715:21:16Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 647. (consideration: CR H9739-9742; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H9739-9740)
2017-12-0715:21:21Provides for consideration of H.R. 477 and H.R. 3971 under structured rules with one hour of debate, one motion to recommit with or without instructions on each measure. Also provides for consideration of H.J.Res. 123 under a closed rule, with one hour of debate and one motion
2017-12-0715:22:35DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 477.
2017-12-0715:34:22DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 647, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sherman amendment No. 1.
2017-12-0715:40:29POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 477, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill, and announced by voice vote that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Hensarling demanded the yeas and nays, and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of passage until later in the legislative day.
2017-12-0716:15:41Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9742-9743)
2017-12-0716:41:12On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 426 - 0 (Roll no. 669).
2017-12-0716:41:12Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 426 - 0 (Roll no. 669).
2017-12-0716:41:14Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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