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   <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September&nbsp;13, 2024 </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&#8195;&#8195;&#8195; </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES
  AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P>
  <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
  SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FISCALNOTE HOLDINGS, INC. </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">88-3772307</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
  </TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>6<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> Floor </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20004 </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) </B></P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FiscalNote Holdings, Inc. 2024 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full titles of the plans) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
  <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Timothy Hwang
  </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>6<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> Floor </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20004 </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and address of agent for service) </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(202) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">793-5300</FONT> </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copy to: </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Kevin
  L. Vold </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Polsinelli PC </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1401 Eye Street, NW, Suite 800 </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, DC 20005 </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Telephone: (202) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">783-3300</FONT> </B></P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT>
  filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;smaller reporting company,&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in Rule <FONT
  STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">Accelerated filer</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9746;</TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom">Smaller&nbsp;reporting&nbsp;company</TD>
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  </TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
  for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&#8194;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:8pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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   <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> (the &#147;<B><I>Registration Statement</I></B>&#148;) is being filed for the
  purpose of registering 500,000 shares of Class&nbsp;A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of FiscalNote Holdings, Inc. (&#147;<B><I>we</I></B>&#148;, &#147;<B><I>us</I></B>&#148;, &#147;<B><I>our</I></B>&#148; or the
  &#147;<B><I>Registrant</I></B>&#148;) issuable under the Registrant&#146;s 2024 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan (the &#147;<B><I>Inducement Plan</I></B>&#148;). The Inducement Plan was adopted by the Registrant&#146;s board of directors without
  stockholder approval pursuant to New York Stock Exchange Listing Rule 303A.08 and will be used exclusively for the grant of equity awards, as an inducement to employment, to qualified individuals who were not previously employees or directors of the
  Registrant, or following a bona fide period of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-employment.</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART I </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In accordance with the instructional note to Part I of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange
  Commission (the &#147;<B><I>SEC</I></B>&#148;), the information specified by Part I of the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> has been omitted from this Registration Statement. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>ITEM&#8201;3.</B></TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents filed by the Registrant with the SEC are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement: </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(a)</B> The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on
  <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;10-K&nbsp;(File&nbsp;No&nbsp;001-39672)&nbsp;for</FONT></FONT> the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2023, filed with the SEC on&nbsp;
  <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1823466/000095017024031826/note-20231231.htm">March<U></U>&nbsp;15, 2024</A>. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(b)</B> The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> (File No
  <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">001-39672)</FONT> for the fiscal quarters ended March&nbsp;31, 2024 and June&nbsp;
  30, 2024, filed with the SEC on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1823466/000095017024057861/note-20240331.htm">May<U></U>&nbsp;
  10, 2024</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1823466/000095017024094185/note-20240630.htm">August<U></U>&nbsp;8, 2024</A>, respectively. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(c)</B> the Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> (File No
  <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">001-39672)</FONT> filed with the SEC on each of <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1823466/000119312524068263/d809804d8k.htm">March<U></U>&nbsp;
  15, 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001823466/000119312524094774/d766995d8k.htm">April<U></U>&nbsp;
  12, 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001823466/000095017024067423/note-20240529.htm">May<U></U>&nbsp;
  31, 2024</A>, and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001823466/000095017024073733/note-20240612.htm">June<U></U>&nbsp;14, 2024</A>. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(d)</B> The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock which is contained in a registration statement on
  <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;8-A</FONT> filed on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823466/000110465922084153/tm2132074d77_8a12b.htm">July<U></U>&nbsp;29, 2022</A> (File
  <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-36972)</FONT> under the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;<B><I>Exchange Act</I></B>&#148;), including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(e)</B> All other reports and documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than
  Current Reports furnished under Item&nbsp;2.02 or Item&nbsp;7.01 of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> and exhibits furnished on such form that relate to such items) on or after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the
  filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to
  be a part of this Registration Statement from the date of the filing of such reports and documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
  purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document that also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so
  modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;145(a) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the &#147;<B><I>DGCL</I></B>&#148;) provides, in general, that a corporation may
  indemnify any person who was or is a party to or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right
  of the corporation), because he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
  venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, if he or she
  acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was
  unlawful. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;145(b) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be
  made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor because the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving
  at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the
  person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no
  indemnification shall be made with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which he or she shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or other adjudicating court determines
  that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all of the circumstances of the case, he or she is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses that the Court of Chancery or other adjudicating court shall deem proper.
  </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;145(g) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a
  director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any
  liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify the person against such liability under
  Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Additionally, our Certificate of Incorporation eliminates our directors&#146; liability to the fullest extent permitted
  under the DGCL. The DGCL provides that directors of a corporation will not be personally liable for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as directors, except for liability: </P>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">for any transaction from which the director derives an improper personal benefit; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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  <TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">for any unlawful payment of dividends or redemption of shares; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">or any breach of a director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the DGCL is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of the
  Company&#146;s directors will be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, we have entered into
  separate indemnification agreements with our directors and officers. These agreements, among other things, require us to indemnify our directors and officers for certain expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees, judgments, liabilities, fines,
  penalties and settlement amounts incurred by a director or officer in any action or proceeding arising out of their services as one of our directors or officers or any other company or enterprise to which the person provides services at our request.
  </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We maintain a directors&#146; and officers&#146; insurance policy pursuant to which our directors and officers are insured against liability for actions
  taken in their capacities as directors and officers. </P>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823466/000119312522210160/d349681dex31.htm">Certificate of Incorporation of FiscalNote Holdings, Inc. </A></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823466/000110465922046913/tm2132074d44_ex4-5.htm">Specimen Class&nbsp;A Common Stock Certificate </A></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1823466/000119312522210160/d349681d8k.htm">Sponsor Agreement, dated as of November&nbsp;7, 2021</A></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1823466/000119312522210160/d349681dex105.htm">Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July&nbsp;29, 2022 </A></TD>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>1.</B> The Registrant hereby undertakes: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(a)</B> To file,
  during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(i)</B> To include any prospectus
  required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;<B><I>Securities Act</I></B>&#148;); </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(ii)</B> To reflect in the
  prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth
  in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or
  high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate
  offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(iii)</B> To include any
  material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Provided, however,</I> that paragraphs (a)(i) and (a)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
  paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement. </P>
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  the offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>2.</B> The Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
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  incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide
  offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>3.</B> Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and
  controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is,
  therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful
  defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
  controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
  of the requirements for filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Washington, District of
  Columbia, on this 13th day of September, 2024. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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  <TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>FISCALNOTE HOLDINGS, INC.</B></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Timothy Hwang</P></TD></TR>
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  </TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="tx893416_sig"></A>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS</B>, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Timothy Hwang, Jon Slabaugh and Todd Aman,
  and each or any of them, as his or her true and lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, each with the full power of substitution, for him or her and in their name, place or
  stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement (including post-effective amendments), and to sign any registration statement for the same offering covered by this Registration Statement that is to be
  effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act, and all post-effective amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
  Exchange Commission, granting unto said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite
  and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
  <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents or any of them, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Timothy Hwang</P>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Gerald Yao</P>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Michael J. Callahan</P>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Key Compton</P>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Manoj Jain</P>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Stanley McChrystal</P>
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text: S-8
  As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 13, 2024
  Registration No. 333-
  UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES
  AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Washington, D.C. 20549
  FORM
  S-8
  REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  UNDER
  THE
  SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  FISCALNOTE HOLDINGS, INC.
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  Delaware
  88-3772307
  (State or other jurisdiction of
  incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
  Identification No.)
  1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
  6
  th
  Floor
  Washington, D.C. 20004
  (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
  FiscalNote Holdings, Inc. 2024 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan
  (Full titles of the plans)
  Timothy Hwang
  1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
  6
  th
  Floor
  Washington, D.C. 20004
  (Name and address of agent for service)
  (202)
  793-5300
  (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
  Copy to:
  Kevin
  L. Vold
  Polsinelli PC
  1401 Eye Street, NW, Suite 800
  Washington, DC 20005
  Telephone: (202)
  783-3300
  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
  non-accelerated
  filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule
  12b-2
  of the Exchange Act.
  Large accelerated filer
  ☐
  Accelerated filer
  ☒
  Non-accelerated
  filer
  ☐
  Smaller reporting company
  ☒
  Emerging growth company
  ☒
  If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
  for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
  EXPLANATORY NOTE
  This Registration Statement on Form
  S-8
  (the "
  Registration Statement
  ") is being filed for the
  purpose of registering 500,000 shares of Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of FiscalNote Holdings, Inc. ("
  we
  ", "
  us
  ", "
  our
  " or the
  "
  Registrant
  ") issuable under the Registrant's 2024 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan (the "
  Inducement Plan
  "). The Inducement Plan was adopted by the Registrant's board of directors without
  stockholder approval pursuant to New York Stock Exchange Listing Rule 303A.08 and will be used exclusively for the grant of equity awards, as an inducement to employment, to qualified individuals who were not previously employees or directors of the
  Registrant, or following a bona fide period of
  non-employment.
  PART I
  In accordance with the instructional note to Part I of Form
  S-8
  as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange
  Commission (the "
  SEC
  "), the information specified by Part I of the Form
  S-8
  has been omitted from this Registration Statement.
  PART II
  ITEM 3.
  INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
  The following documents filed by the Registrant with the SEC are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
  (a)
  The Registrant's Annual Report on
  Form 10-K (File No 001-39672) for
  the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC on
  March
  15, 2024
  .
  (b)
  The Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form
  10-Q
  (File No
  001-39672)
  for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2024 and June 
  30, 2024, filed with the SEC on
  May
  10, 2024
  and
  August
  8, 2024
  , respectively.
  (c)
  the Registrant's Current Reports on Form
  8-K
  (File No
  001-39672)
  filed with the SEC on each of
  March
  15, 2024
  ,
  April
  12, 2024
  ,
  May
  31, 2024
  , and
  June
  14, 2024
  .
  (d)
  The description of the Registrant's Common Stock which is contained in a registration statement on
  Form 8-A
  filed on
  July
  29, 2022
  (File
  No. 001-36972)
  under the Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "
  Exchange Act
  "), including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
  (e)
  All other reports and documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than
  Current Reports furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form
  8-K
  and exhibits furnished on such form that relate to such items) on or after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the
  filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to
  be a part of this Registration Statement from the date of the filing of such reports and documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
  purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed document that also is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so
  modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
  ITEM 4.
  DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
  Not applicable.
  ITEM 5.
  INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
  Not applicable.
  ITEM 6.
  INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
  Section 145(a) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "
  DGCL
  ") provides, in general, that a corporation may
  indemnify any person who was or is a party to or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right
  of the corporation), because he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
  venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, if he or she
  acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was
  unlawful.
  Section 145(b) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be
  made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor because the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving
  at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the
  person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no
  indemnification shall be made with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which he or she shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or other adjudicating court determines
  that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all of the circumstances of the case, he or she is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses that the Court of Chancery or other adjudicating court shall deem proper.
  Section 145(g) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a
  director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any
  liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify the person against such liability under
  Section 145 of the DGCL.
  Additionally, our Certificate of Incorporation eliminates our directors' liability to the fullest extent permitted
  under the DGCL. The DGCL provides that directors of a corporation will not be personally liable for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as directors, except for liability:
  •
  for any transaction from which the director derives an improper personal benefit;
  •
  for any act or omission not in good faith or that involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;
  •
  for any unlawful payment of dividends or redemption of shares; or
  •
  or any breach of a director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders.
  If the DGCL is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of the
  Company's directors will be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended.
  In addition, we have entered into
  separate indemnification agreements with our directors and officers. These agreements, among other things, require us to indemnify our directors and officers for certain expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgments, liabilities, fines,
  penalties and settlement amounts incurred by a director or officer in any action or proceeding arising out of their services as one of our directors or officers or any other company or enterprise to which the person provides services at our request.
  We maintain a directors' and officers' insurance policy pursuant to which our directors and officers are insured against liability for actions
  taken in their capacities as directors and officers.
  ITEM 7.
  EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED
  Not applicable.
  ITEM 8.
  EXHIBITS
  Incorporated by Reference
  Exhibit
  Number
  Description
  Form
  File Number
  Exhibit or
  Annex
  Filing Date
  4.1
  Certificate of Incorporation of FiscalNote Holdings, Inc.
  8-K
  001-39672
  3.1
  August 2, 2022
  4.2
  Bylaws of Incorporation of FiscalNote Holdings, Inc.
  8-K
  001-39672
  3.2
  August 2, 2022
  4.3
  Specimen Class A Common Stock Certificate
  S-4
  333-261483
  4.5
  June 27, 2022
  4.4
  Sponsor Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2021
  8-K
  001-39672
  10.1
  August 2, 2022
  4.5
  Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2022
  8-K
  001-39672
  10.5
  August 2, 2022
  4.6
  Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of December 
  8, 2023, by and between the Registrant and
  EGT-East,
  LLC
  8-K
  001-39672
  10.4
  December 11, 2023
  5.1*
  Opinion of Polsinelli PC.
  23.1*
  Consent of Polsinelli PC (included in Exhibit 5.1).
  23.2*
  Consent of RSM US LLP.
  24.1*
  Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Form
  S-8).
  99.1*
  FiscalNote Holdings, Inc. 2024 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan
  99.2*
  Form of FiscalNote Holdings, Inc. Stock Option Award Agreement under the FiscalNote Holdings, Inc. 2024 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan.
  99.3*
  Form of FiscalNote Holdings, Inc. Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement under the FiscalNote Holdings, Inc. 2024 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan.
  107*
  Fee Table
  *
  Filed herewith.
  ITEM 9.
  UNDERTAKINGS
  1.
  The Registrant hereby undertakes:
  (a)
  To file,
  during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
  (i)
  To include any prospectus
  required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "
  Securities Act
  ");
  (ii)
  To reflect in the
  prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth
  in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or
  high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate
  offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and
  (iii)
  To include any
  material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
  Provided, however,
  that paragraphs (a)(i) and (a)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
  paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
  (b)
  That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
  registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
  (c)
  To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
  the offering.
  2.
  The Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
  Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
  incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide
  offering thereof.
  3.
  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and
  controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is,
  therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful
  defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
  controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
  SIGNATURES
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
  of the requirements for filing on Form
  S-8
  and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Washington, District of
  Columbia, on this 13th day of September, 2024.
  FISCALNOTE HOLDINGS, INC.
  By:
  /s/ Timothy Hwang
  Timothy Hwang
  Chief Executive Officer
  POWER OF ATTORNEY
  KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS
  , that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Timothy Hwang, Jon Slabaugh and Todd Aman,
  and each or any of them, as his or her true and lawful
  attorneys-in-fact
  and agents, each with the full power of substitution, for him or her and in their name, place or
  stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement (including post-effective amendments), and to sign any registration statement for the same offering covered by this Registration Statement that is to be
  effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act, and all post-effective amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
  Exchange Commission, granting unto said
  attorneys-in-fact
  and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite
  and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
  attorneys-in-fact
  and agents or any of them, or his, her or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
  indicated.
  Signature
  Title
  Date
  /s/ Timothy Hwang
  Timothy Hwang
  Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
  (Principal Executive Officer)
  September 13, 2024
  /s/ Jon Slabaugh
  Jon Slabaugh
  Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Corporate Development
  (Principal Financial Officer)
  September 13, 2024
  /s/ Paul Donnell
  Paul Donnell
  Chief Accounting Officer
  (
  Principal Accounting Officer
  )
  September 13, 2024
  /s/ Gerald Yao
  Gerald Yao
  Chief Strategy Officer, Global Head of ESG and Director
  September 13, 2024
  /s/ Michael J. Callahan
  Michael J. Callahan
  Director
  September 13, 2024
  /s/ Key Compton
  Key Compton
  Director
  September 13, 2024
  /s/ Manoj Jain
  Manoj Jain
  Director
  September 13, 2024
  /s/ Stanley McChrystal
  Stanley McChrystal
  Director
  September 13, 2024
  /s/ Keith Nilsson
  Keith Nilsson
  Director
  September 13, 2024
  /s/ Anna Sedgley
  Anna Sedgley
  Director
  September 13, 2024
  /s/ Brandon Sweeney
  Brandon Sweeney
  Director
  September 13, 2024
  /s/ Conrad Yiu
  Conrad Yiu
  Director
  September 13, 2024