To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to resource extraction, and for other purposes. 2018-01-09 Reported to House without amendment (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

(Sec. 1) This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal provisions requiring resource extraction issuers to disclose payments made to a foreign government or the federal government for the commercial development of oil, natural gas, or minerals.

]]> 2017-12-01 Introduced in House This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal provisions requiring resource extraction issuers to disclose payments made to a foreign government or the federal government for the commercial development of oil, natural gas, or minerals.

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