washington u.s. congressional panel house senate thursday approve bipartisan support handful bill aim help company raise capital sign congress may able approach financial regulatory reform piecemeal basis without await blockbuster bill separate meet senate bank committee lead idaho republican chairman mike crapo house financial service committee lead texas republican jeb hensarling approve series identical bill pave way vote full senate house representatives yet know chamber may take bill move part effort congress streamline u.s. financial sector come time u.s. president donald trump push repeal replace regulations contend could impede economic growth bill broad bipartisan support committees minimal dissent sherrod brown senate panel rank democrat praise bipartisan work say optimistic additional common sense measure tackle next bill propose change u.s. securities exchange commission regulations raise dollar amount stock options private company award employees give year 10 million million ease restrictions allow broke publish research global 3.7 trillion exchange-traded fund market change bill would raise number people invest venture capital fund without trigger requirement register sec subject mutual fund puerto rico rule fund already face u.s. mainland credit stock exchange fee assessments may overpay sec last decade house financial service committee also thursday approve sixth bill would require sec formally consider respond regulatory proposals make annually agency government-business forum small business capital formation senate panel consider bill thursday bank committee spokeswoman amanda critchfield say expect consider future pennsylvania republican senator pat toomey co-sponsored bill involve private company stock options say thursday hopeful measure consider full senate soon dual committee meet first time since november election republican-led congress convene consider financial legislation house financial service committee meanwhile also separately prepare unveil comprehensive rewrite 2010 dodd-frank financial reform legislation also include measure boost capital formation trump choice lead sec wall street deal-making attorney jay clayton previously discuss ideas trump privately help spur capital formation bill approve two panel thursday consider prior congressional years never pass law congressional panel approve sec capital formation bill