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. John Thune
SD
 Republican Yes
Sen. Tim Johnson
SD
 Democrat Yes
Sen. Lamar Alexander
TN
 Republican Yes
Sen. Bob Corker
TN
 Republican Yes
Sen. John Cornyn
TX
 Republican Yes
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison
TX
 Republican Yes
Sen. Mike Lee
UT
 Republican Yes
Sen. Orrin G. Hatch
UT
 Republican Yes
Sen. Jim Webb
VA
 Democrat No
Sen. Mark Warner
VA
 Democrat Yes
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy
VT
 Democrat No
Sen. Bernard Sanders
VT
 ID ID No
Sen. Maria Cantwell Democrat Yes
Sen. Patty Murray Democrat No
Sen. Herb Kohl
WI
 Democrat Yes
Sen. Ron Johnson
WI
 Republican Yes
Sen. Joe Manchin III
WV
 Democrat Yes
Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV
WV
 Democrat No
Sen. John Barrasso
WY
 Republican Yes
Sen. Michael B. Enzi
WY
 Republican Yes
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