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Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act | H.R.2341 |
1/26/2009
Reps. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., and Brian Baird, D-Wash., have reintroduced in the House of Representatives a legislation that extends the concept of insider trading to government employees in possession of nonpublic information. More...
Securities Act of 2008 | H.R. 6513 |
9/12/2008
In a swift move, the U.S. Senate endorsed to the Committee on Banking the Securities Act of 2008 the bill that seeks to enhance the powers of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The referral came less than twenty four hours after the House of Representatives passed, and then sent to More...
Corporate Executive Compensation Accountability and Transparency Act | S.2866 |
4/15/2008
The Senate has referred to its Committee on Finance a “bill to require greater disclosure of senior corporate officer compensation, to empower shareholders and investors to protect themselves from fraud, to limit conflicts of interest in determining senior corporate officer compensation, to ensure More...
Senior Investor Protection Act of 2008 | S. 2794 |
4/1/2008
A senate bill that directs the Attorney General to establish a program of grants to states for the protection of senior citizens from securities fraud remained under scrutiny at the Committee on Judiciary. The bill, known as the “Senior Investment Protection Act of 2008,” is entitled “A bill to More...
Securities Act of 2008 | H.R.6513 |
7/16/2008
The House referred to its Committee on Financial Services a bill known as the “Securities Act of 2008” that enhances the effectiveness of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) enforcement, corporation finance, trading and markets, investment management, and examination programs. Rep. More...
Securities Litigation Attorney Accountability and Transparency Act | H.R.3931, H.R.5463, S. 3033 |
5/19/2008
U.S. Senator John Cornyn (TX) introduced a bill that seeks to protect private investors by promoting transparency and accountability of attorneys in private securities litigation. The proposed legislation introduced on May 19, 2008 and entitled Securities Litigation Attorney Accountability and More...
Securities Law Technical Corrections Act of 2007 | H.R.3505 |
9/7/2007
Rep. Peter J. Roskam (IL-6) introduced on the congressional floor this bill that seeks to provide various technical and clerical amendments to the following statutes: (1) the Securities Act of 1933; (2) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; (3) the Trust Indenture Act of 1939; (4) the Investment More...
H.R. 2868 |
6/26/2007
This proposed legislation was introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (NY), and co-sponsored by six others, on June 26, 2007. This bill seeks to “eliminate the exemption from State regulation for certain securities designated by national securities exchanges,” as More...
H.R. 2586 |
6/6/2007
This proposed legislation was introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Michael E. Capuano (MA.), and co-sponsored by another member of the House, on June 6, 2007. This bill seeks to “amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to authorize the Commission to require the registration of More...
H.R. 1171 |
2/17/2007
This proposed legislation was introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (NY) on February 16, 2007, and co-sponsored by five others. This bill seeks to “direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise rules to provide for the comparable treatment and expanded use More...
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