Jumpstart Our Business Startups

Mar. 22, 2012 | H.R. 3606
The "Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act" would reduce critical regulatory protections for investors that are essential to safeguarding the retirement savings of America's workers from fraud and other risks. The so-called "Jobs Act" would create few jobs and would instead inevitably weaken investor confidence in our capital markets by creating new and expanded loopholes in our securities laws. Weakened securities regulations increase the danger of fraud and speculation. The bill passed.

This is Bad for working people.

Vote result: Passed

YEAs: 73
NAYs: 26

Legislator State Party Vote
Sen. Daniel K. Akaka
HI
 Democrat No
Sen. Daniel K. Inouye
HI
 Democrat Yes
Sen. Tom Harkin
IA
 Democrat No
Sen. Charles E. Grassley
IA
 Republican Yes
Sen. Michael D. Crapo
ID
 Republican Yes
Sen. Jim Risch
ID
 Republican Yes
Sen. Richard J. Durbin
IL
 Democrat No
Sen. Mark Steven Kirk
IL
 Republican Not Voting
Sen. Richard G. Lugar
IN
 Republican Yes
Sen. Daniel Coats
IN
 Republican Yes
Sen. Pat Roberts
KS
 Republican Yes
Sen. Jerry Moran
KS
 Republican Yes
Sen. Mitch McConnell
KY
 Republican Yes
Sen. Rand Paul
KY
 Republican Yes
Sen. David Vitter
LA
 Republican Yes
Sen. Mary L. Landrieu
LA
 Democrat No
Sen. John Kerry
MA
 Democrat Yes
Sen. Scott Brown
MA
 Republican Yes
Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski
MD
 Democrat No
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin
MD
 Democrat No
2012 Senate Key Votes
  1. Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act
  2. Jumpstart Our Business Startups
  3. Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012
  4. Repeal of NLRB's Fair Election Rules
  5. Amendment to Limit Union Representation Rights in the Workplace
  6. Amendment to Circumvent Collective Bargaining Agreements
  7. Bring Jobs Home Act
  8. Amendment to Extend the Bush Tax Cuts for the Wealthy
  9. Middle Class Tax Cuts Act
  10. Amendment to Repeal Prevailing Wage Laws
  11. Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013