Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Securities

Bill Introduced: S.872 Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2013

2013-05-06T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, to make the shareholder threshold for registration of savings and loan holding companies the same as for bank holding companies.

Bill Introduced: S.888 A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

2013-05-06T20:00:00Z

A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1771 North Korea Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2013

2013-04-25T20:00:00Z

To improve the enforcement of sanctions against the Government of North Korea, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1734 Shareholder Protection Act of 2013

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.824 Shareholder Protection Act of 2013

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require shareholder authorization before a public company may make certain political expenditures, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1750 Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act of 2013

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

To enhance the ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, increase individual savings, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.798 Terminating Bailouts for Taxpayer Fairness Act

2013-04-23T20:00:00Z

A bill to address equity capital requirements for financial institutions, bank holding companies, subsidiaries, and affiliates, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.779 Public Employee Pension Transparency Act

2013-04-22T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for reporting and disclosure by State and local public employee retirement pension plans.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1628 Public Employee Pension Transparency Act

2013-04-17T20:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for reporting and disclosure by State and local public employee retirement pension plans.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1619 Making Investments Now for Dementia Act of 2013

2013-04-17T20:00:00Z

To authorize the issuance of United States bonds to fund Alzheimer's research.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1613 Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act

2013-04-17T20:00:00Z

To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to provide for the proper Federal management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1626 Focusing the SEC on Its Mission Act

2013-04-17T20:00:00Z

To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit the Securities and Exchange Commission from issuing rules requiring the disclosure of an issuer's expenditures for political activities.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1629 Rebuilding America's Schools Act

2013-04-17T20:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent qualified school construction bonds and qualified zone academy bonds, to treat qualified zone academy bonds as specified tax credit bonds, and to modify the private business contribution requirement for qualified zone academy bonds.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1603 Mutual Community Bank Competitive Equality Act

2013-04-16T20:00:00Z

To support and promote community financial institutions in the mutual form, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1579 Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2013

2013-04-15T20:00:00Z

To impose a tax on certain trading transactions to strengthen our financial security, reduce market volatility, expand opportunity, and stop shrinking the middle class.

Bill Introduced: S.742 Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act of 2013

2013-04-15T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Small Business Act to expand the availability of employee stock ownership plans in S corporations, and for other purposes.

Bill Signed by President: S.716 A bill to modify the requirements under the STOCK Act regarding online access to certain financial disclosure statements and related forms.

2013-04-14T20:00:00Z

A bill to modify the requirements under the STOCK Act regarding online access to certain financial disclosure statements and related forms.

April 14, 2013: Signed by President.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1554 Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act

2013-04-14T20:00:00Z

To restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1564 Audit Integrity and Job Protection Act

2013-04-14T20:00:00Z

To amend the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to prohibit the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board from requiring public companies to use specific auditors or require the use of different auditors on a rotating basis.

Bill Enacted: S.716 A bill to modify the requirements under the STOCK Act regarding online access to certain financial disclosure statements and related forms.

2013-04-14T20:00:00Z

A bill to modify the requirements under the STOCK Act regarding online access to certain financial disclosure statements and related forms.

April 14, 2013: Became Public Law No: 113-7.