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NVCA is the leading public policy advocate for the venture capital industry. The Association works with all branches of government and the media in order to foster a better understanding of how venture capital positively impacts the U.S. economy and advocates for policies that encourage innovation, new business creation and entrepreneurship.

Top Priority Policy Issue: Taxation of Carried Interest. Click here for more information.

NVCA Concerned About Dirty Energy Proposition in California

 

Public Policy Highlights

2010
July 26 Revised Campaign Contribution Policy and Investment Advisors Act Rule Summary
July 21 NVCA Statement on Venture Capital and the Treatments and Cures of Pediatric Diseases
July 20 NVCA's Comments on FDA's Transparency Initiative
June 29 Letter to President in Support of Clean Energy Deployment Administration (CEDA)
June 22 Proskauer Rose Alert on AIFM Directive
June 16 NVCA Expresses Support for Small Business Lending Act
June 16 NVCA Applauds President’s Call to Accelerate Clean Energy Economy
June 14 NVCA Comment Letter on CalPERS Proposed Placement Agent Rules June, 2010
June 10 NVCA Testifies on Improving Technology Transfer
June 10 Council for Medical Innovation Releases Important Study
June 9 NVCA Releases Paper on the Impact of Health Reform on Innovation
May 28 NVCA Letter to Senate Regarding Patent Reform Compromise
May 28 House Discourages Job Creation With Passage of HR 4213
May 26 Mr. President: Academics Oppose Higher Carried Interest Tax
May 20 NVCA Statement on HR 421
May 18 1400+ Entrepreneurs Urge Congress to Preserve Cap Gains Incentive for VC Carried Interest (Letter)
May 13 Letter to Chairman Levin: Protect Michigan, Protect Venture Capital
May 11 5 US Senators Support Cap Gains for VC Carried Interest
May 11 More Than 1700 Urge Senate to Protect VC Carried Interest (Letter)
Apr 27 Carried Interest Taxation Debate: Latest Developments & Frequently Asked Questions
Apr 21 Support for ARPA-E Funding - Press Release and Letter
Apr 21 Venture Backed StartUps Add Jobs in Q1
Apr 15 NVCA Support Letter for Cures Acceleration Network (CAN)
Apr 9 NVCA Warns of Ramifications of AB 32 Delay in CA
Apr 7 Green Bank’s Role in Energy Transformation
Apr 5 Model Campaign Contributions Policy to Comply with SEC Proposed Rule 206(4)-(5)
Mar 24 NVCA Member Paul Holland House Testimony: Supporting Innovation in the 21st Century Economy
Mar 9 NVCA Letter of Support for Broadband Access
Mar 2 NVCA/ACA Letter Regarding Financial Stability Act of 2009
Mar 1 NVCA Statement Regarding 510(k) Review Process
Feb 25 NVCA Applauds Startup Visa Act
Feb 24 NVCA Recognizes Congresswoman Anna Eshoo as a Champion of Innovation With The American Spirit Award for 2010
Feb 23 NVCA Statement to Senate Finance Committee on Small Business Tax Issues relating to Small Business
Jan 22 NVCA Letter to FDA Regarding Novel Therapies and Technologies - January 2010
Jan 21 Senate CEDA Legislation Would Create Jobs
Jan 8 NVCA Letter to White House Regarding Health Care Reform, January 2010
Jan 8 NVCA Supports First Ever ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit
Jan 7 NVCA Comment letter to FASB about Consolidation of Financial Statements – January 2010
2009
Dec 9 House of Representatives Penalizes Job Creators to Pay for Year End Tax Extensions
Dec 3 NVCA Members Invited to President Obama’s Job & Economic Growth Forum
Nov 10 VC Industry Applauds Exemption Language in Senate Financial Reform Legislation
Nov 5 NVCA Urges Senate to Pass Clean Energy Jobs Act
Oct 15 Letters to Congress on Proposed Tax on Medical Device Sector
Oct 14 NVCA testifies on Access to Capital for Small Businesses
Oct 8 NVCA Comment Letter Regarding FASB Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure
Oct 6 NVCA Chairman Terry McGuire Testifies in Support of Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Draft (Written Testimony, Oral Testimony)
Oct 1 NVCA Comment Letter on Proposed Restrictions on Political Contributions by Certain Investment Advisors
Oct 1 NVCA Applauds Venture Capital Exemption Language in Draft of Investment Advisers Act
Sept 23 NVCA Member, Trevor Loy, testifies on Capitol Hill on impact on small business from proposed financial system reforms
July 29 NVCA Testifies on IP Protection in the Cleantech Sector
July 28 Background on Investment Adviser Registration
July 15 Congressional testimony on regulation of hedge funds and private investment pools
July 14 NVCA Congressional Testimony on Follow-on Biologics
July 10 Cost of Capital for Early Stage Biotech Start-Ups Found to be in Excess of 20 Percent (Presentation, Executive Summary)
June 17 NVCA Response to President Obama's Plan for Financial System Regulation Reform
June 4 NVCA Testimony on Strengthening the SBIR Program
May 12 NVCA's Statement Regarding the Impact of the Medical Device Safety Act
Apr 29

NVCA Makes Recommendations to Address Capital Markets Crisis (Presentation Slideshow)

Apr 22 NVCA Testimony Regarding the SBIR Program
Mar 26 NVCA Testimony: Expanding Equity Investment in Small Businesses - (Release or Testimony)
Mar 24 VC Industry Joins President in Support of Clean Technology
Mar 12 Energy Provisions in Economic Stimulus Bill
Feb 12 NVCA testimony to Senate Committee on DOE Loan Guarantee Program
Feb 10 NVCA Submits Comments on Patent Reform
Feb 3 VC's Call For Focus on Job Creation and Economic Growth in SBIR Program
Jan 21 NVCA Submits Letter to Congress in Support of R&D Funding
2008
Dec 19 NVCA Highlights Priorities to Obama Transition Team
Dec 11 NVCA Recommendations to Obama Administration and new Congress on Energy Policy
Nov 19 NVCA Celebrates Global Entrepreneurship Week 2008
Oct 15 Small Biz Stock Incentives - Time for Fresh Approach
Sept 29 NVCA Urges Congress to Pass Energy Tax Extender
Sept 25 NVCA Releases Healthcare Reform Principals
July 29 NVCA Hosts Cleantech Roadtrip to Colorado
July 10 Congressional Testimony on Role of Defined Benefit Plans As Capital Formation Source
June 17 NVCA Statement RE: Climate MATTERS Act
May 2 NVCA Responds to Congress on Follow-on Biologics
Apr 24 VC Industry Commends U.S. House of Representatives for Reauthorizing SBIR Program
Apr 16 NVCA Member, David Prend, Testifies on Cleantech Policy
Apr 15 NVCA Letter to Senate Regarding Patent Reform
Mar 13 NVCA Testifies in Congress on SBIR Reauthorization
Jan 9 Presentation: President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, Personalized Medicine Subcommittee
2007
Dec 13 NVCA Expresses Concern Over Senate Cloture Defeat on Energy Bill
Dec 12 NVCA Commends SEC Delay of SOX 404 Implementation for Small Companies
Nov 29 NVCA Letter to Ways and Means Committee on Technical Corrections Act of 2007
Nov 13 NVCA Comment Letter on SEC's IFRS Concept Release
Nov 6 NVCA Letter to Senators Leahy and Specter on Patent Reform
Oct 25 NVCA Encourages Congress to Support Innovators in Patent Reform
Oct 15 Patent Reform Position Paper - Updated Oct. 2007
Oct 12 NVCA Files Comment Letter on SEC Reg D Proposal
Sept 28 NVCA Applauds House Passage of Small Business Investment Expansion Act
Sept 18 NVCA Board Meets in Washington to Discuss Carried Interest Tax Bill
Sept 6 NVCA Member Testifies Before House Ways & Means Committee
Sept 6 NVCA Member Testifies Before House Ways & Means Committee - Testimony
Sept 6 Congressional Testimony to Support Small Business Investment Expansion Act
Sept 6 Congressional Testimony to Support Small Business Investment Expansion Act - Testimony
July 26 VCs Brief Congress on Improved Pathways to Medical Reimbursement & Life Sci Related Public Policy
July 11 NVCA Testifies on Taxation of Carried Interest
July 11 NVCA Testifies on Taxation of Carried Interest - Testimony
June 26 Congress Takes Formal Steps To Tax Carried Interest as Ordinary Income
June 22 NVCA Statement Regarding Carried Interest Tax Legislation
June 14 NVCA's Statement on Baucus Grassley Legislation
June 5 NVCA President Testifies on Sarbanes Oxley Reform Measures
June 5 NVCA President Testifies on Sarbanes Oxley Reform Measures - Testimony
Mar 29 Congressional Testimony - Patent Reform on Small Business
Mar 7 John Denniston, KPCB, Testifies Before Congress on Energy Policy
Mar 7 NVCA Files Comments Regarding Proposed Changes in Antifraud and Accredited Investor Rules
Feb 23 NVCA Comments on Proposed Revisions to SOX Section 404
2006
Dec 11 NVCA Applauds BayBio:IMPACT 2007
Nov 30 NVCA Asserts Recommendations of Committee on Capital Markets Regulation Fall Far Short of Meaningful Progress
Oct 16 Legislation Introduced May Narrow Scope of Section 470
Sept 11 NVCA Comments on Section 404 Implementation
May 12 NVCA Comments: Proposed Changes to Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems
May 3 Keith Crandell Testifies on Sarbanes Oxley 404 Relief - Testimony
Apr 3 NVCA Submits Comments Regarding SOX Reforms
Apr 3 High Tech Associations & NVCA submit Comments on Section 404
2005
Nov 9 NVCA Supports Clarification to SBIR Eligibility Requirements
Sept 15 NVCA Launches SBIR Grassroots Campaign
Aug 3 NVCA Releases SBIR Position Paper
July 28 NVCA President Testifies on Innovation & Technology
July 27 NVCA's Testimony Regarding SBIR Issue
July 1 IRS Withdraws Proposed Rules on withholding taxes on ISO/ESPPs
June 27 Supreme Court Decision on MGM vs. Grokster
June 6 NVCA Comments on Evidence-Based Approach to Medicine
May 24 Stem Cell Bill Passed U.S. House of Representatives
Apr 28 NVCA Responds to SBA's SBIR Ruling
Mar 31 Bob Grady Testifies On Tax Reform
Mar 29 NVCA Expresses Concern About SEC Bulletin on Stock Option Expensing
Feb 22 NVCA Supports Stem Cell Legislation
Feb 19 NVCA Comments on FASB’s Proposal on Partnership Consolidation
Feb 16 NVCA Comments on SEC Proposed Changes Regarding IPO After-market Trading
Jan 19 NVCA Submits Comments on IPO Rules
2004
Dec 16 FASB Final Stock Option Ruling Lacks Real World Application
Dec 14 NVCA Comments on Mandatory 754 Election Guidance
Dec 8 SBA Rule Change for SBIR Grants
Nov 14 NVCA Submits QSBS Comment Letter
Oct 19 NVCA Reacts to FASB’s Stock Options Delay
Sept 20 NVCA Comments on Proposed SEC Hedge Fund Registration Rules
Sept 14 NVCA Submits Comments to TX Securities Board
July 20 NVCA Commends House on Passing Stock Options Bill
May 3 CALL TO ACTION – FASB Acts to Require Stock Option Expensing
Mar 31 FASB Action Slams Growth-Oriented Small Businesses
Mar 5 NVCA President Testifies on Capitol Hill on Stock Options