Helping Angels Lead Our Startups Act or the HALOS Act
This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to revise Regulation D, which exempts certain offerings from SEC registration requirements but prohibits general solicitation or general advertising with respect to such offerings. Specifically, this prohibition shall not apply to events with specified kinds of sponsors—including "angel investor groups" unconnected to broker-dealers or investment advisers—where presentations or communications are made by or on behalf of an issuer, but:
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-11 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate |
| 2017-01-10 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2017-01-10 | Vote | On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 344 - 73 (Roll no. 31). | House floor actions |
| 2017-01-10 | Floor | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. | House floor actions |
| 2017-01-10 | Floor | The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 79. | House floor actions |
| 2017-01-10 | Floor | The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration. | House floor actions |
| 2017-01-10 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H280-283) | House floor actions |
| 2017-01-10 | Floor | Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 79 as unfinished business. | House floor actions |
| 2017-01-10 | Floor | On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote. | House floor actions |
| 2017-01-10 | Floor | Mr. Huizenga moved that the Committee rise. | House floor actions |
| 2017-01-10 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Clay amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Clay demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2017-01-10 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 33, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Clay Part B amendment No. 2. | House floor actions |
| 2017-01-10 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Velazquez amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Velazquez demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2017-01-10 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 33, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Velazquez Part B amendment No. 1. | House floor actions |
| 2017-01-10 | Floor | GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 79. | House floor actions |
| 2017-01-10 | Floor | The Speaker designated the Honorable Mike Bost to act as Chairman of the Committee. | House floor actions |
| 2017-01-10 | Floor | House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 33 and Rule XVIII. | House floor actions |
| 2017-01-10 | Floor | The resolution provides for both bills to be considered under a structured rule for one hour of general debate. The resolution also provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions on both H.R. 5 and H.R. 79. | House floor actions |
| 2017-01-10 | Floor | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 33. (consideration: CR H259-266; text of measure as reported in House: CR H264) | House floor actions |
| 2017-01-10 | Floor | Rule H. Res. 33 passed House. | House floor actions |
| 2017-01-09 | Floor | Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 33 Reported to House. The resolution provides for both bills to be considered under a structured rule for one hour of general debate. The resolution also provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions on both H.R. 5 and H.R. 79. | House floor actions |
| 2017-01-03 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House floor actions |
| 2017-01-03 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |