JOBS Act of 2012
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The JOBS Act of 2012 is a U.S. federal law designed to encourage capital formation and support emerging growth companies by easing certain securities regulations and facilitating crowdfunding and public offerings.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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securities law ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| amends |
Securities Act of 1933
NERFINISHED
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Securities Exchange Act of 1934 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | legislative ⓘ |
| containsTitle |
Title I
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Title II ⓘ Title III ⓘ Title IV ⓘ Title V ⓘ Title VI ⓘ Title VII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createsCategory | emerging growth company ⓘ |
| effect |
allows confidential submission of IPO registration statements
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creates federal framework for securities crowdfunding ⓘ expands Regulation A exemption ⓘ permits general solicitation and advertising in certain private offerings ⓘ raises shareholder thresholds for mandatory SEC registration ⓘ reduces disclosure requirements for emerging growth companies ⓘ |
| emergingGrowthCompanyRevenueThreshold | less than $1 billion in annual gross revenues at enactment ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
emerging growth companies
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small businesses ⓘ startups ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| policyArea |
capital markets
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entrepreneurship ⓘ job creation ⓘ |
| presidentAtEnactment | Barack Obama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryGoal |
ease securities regulations
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encourage capital formation ⓘ facilitate crowdfunding ⓘ facilitate public offerings ⓘ support emerging growth companies ⓘ |
| regulationImplementedUnder |
Regulation A+
NERFINISHED
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Regulation Crowdfunding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatorImpacted | U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | JOBS Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedBy | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| signedOn | 2012-04-05 ⓘ |
| titleIIIName | Crowdfunding ⓘ |
| titleIIName | Access to Capital for Job Creators NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleIName | Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleIVName | Small Company Capital Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleVIIName | Outreach on Changes to the Law or Commission ⓘ |
| titleVIName | Capital Expansion ⓘ |
| titleVName | Private Company Flexibility and Growth ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 2012 ⓘ |
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