HR 216 · in committee · significant
SEC Act of 2025
- economy
What this bill does
- This bill clarifies when multiple securities law violations count as a single violation for penalty purposes.
- It affects brokers, dealers, investment advisers, and companies that issue or trade securities.
- The bill takes effect immediately and applies to violations sharing a common cause, misstatement, or continuing failure.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would consolidating multiple securities violations into a single penalty affect the total fines that brokers and dealers face compared to current law?
- 02
Which types of financial firms—brokers, dealers, investment advisers, or issuers—would experience the most significant change in their compliance and penalty exposure under this bill?
- 03
What evidence supports the claim that grouping violations with a common cause better reflects the actual harm to investors than penalizing each violation separately?
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Sponsor · R-TX-17
Pete Sessions
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House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-07
Legislative timeline
2025-01-07 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
2025-01-07 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-07 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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