3.0.0 3219 2017-12-15T00:30:48Z 2017-12-15T00:30:48Z Senate S S 2008-06-27 110 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-06-27T15:31:16Z 2008-06-27 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. IntroReferral 2008-06-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA N K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. 2008-06-27 True Finance and Financial Sector Administrative procedure Crime and Law Enforcement Crimes against the elderly Fines (Penalties) Government Operations and Politics Investment advisers Investors Law Securities fraud Securities regulation Sentencing guidelines Social Welfare U.S. Sentencing Commission Finance and Financial Sector 00 2008-06-27 Introduced in Senate 2008-09-12T18:58:11Z Senior Investor Protections Enhancement Act of 2008 - Amends the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to increase to a maximum of $50,000 the civil penalty for a violation of the Act primarily directed toward or committed against a senior (age 62 or older).

Directs the United States Sentencing Commission to review and amend federal sentencing guidelines and policy statements to ensure that guideline offense levels and enhancements appropriately punish criminal violations of the securities laws against seniors.

]]> Senior Investor Protections Enhancement Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Senior Investor Protections Enhancement Act of 2008 Display Title Senior Investor Protections Enhancement Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to enhance penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting seniors. Introduced in Senate 2008-06-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3219is/xml/BILLS-110s3219is.xml 2008-06-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.