SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Amendments

Business and industry: amend Federal securities laws with respect to materiality of disclosure requirements (H.R. 4790), consideration (H. Res. 1455), H5338 [18SE]

CFTC and SEC: provide for system of regulation of digital assets (H.R. 4763), H3455, H3456, H3457, H3459 [22MY]

Economy: make reforms to U.S. capital markets (H.R. 2799), H981, H982, H984, H986, H987 [6MR], H1039, H1040, H1041, H1042 [8MR]

——— make reforms to U.S. capital markets (H.R. 2799), consideration (H. Res. 1052), H842 [6MR]

Government regulations: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121’’ relative to bank services to digital asset investors (H.J. Res. 109), consideration (H. Res. 1194), H2888 [7MY]

——— revise shareholder threshold for registration under Securities Exchange Act for issuers that receive support through certain Federal universal service support mechanisms (S. 3242), S6822, S6823 [4DE]

Bills and resolutions

Business and industry: address emerging growth companies (see S. 5139), S6332 [23SE]

——— amend Federal securities laws with respect to materiality of disclosure requirements (H.R. 4790), consideration (see H. Res. 1455), H5316 [17SE]

——— make price gouging unlawful, expand FTC ability to seek permanent injunctions and equitable relief, and require companies disclose costs and pricing strategies in SEC filings (see S. 3803), S985 [26FE] (see H.R. 7390), H678 [15FE]

——— prohibit mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements (see S. 3715), S309 [31JA] (see H.R. 7168), H364 [31JA]

——— require public companies to disclose in annual reports certain financial risks relative to China (see H.R. 7757), H1295 [20MR]

——— require publicly traded companies to disclose policies on whether senior executives or shareholders bear burden of paying company fines and penalties (see H.R. 9736), H5561 [20SE]

CFTC and SEC: carry out joint study of impact of certain proposed rules on trading and capital markets activities (see H.R. 8802), H4119 [21JN]

——— establish Joint Advisory Committee on Digital Assets (see H.R. 9579), H5229 [12SE]

——— provide for system of regulation of digital assets (H.R. 4763), consideration (see H. Res. 1243), H3396 [21MY]

China: prevent funding of malign activities of Chinese Communist Party through sale of ‘‘A-Shares’’ on certain securities exchanges by prohibiting purchase, sale, and ownership of such securities by U.S. investors (see S. 4586), S4153 [18JN]

——— prohibit index funds and registered investment companies from investing in Chinese companies (see S. 4589), S4153 [18JN]

Congress: require Chairman to semiannually testify before Congress with regard to activities of Commission (see H.R. 8241), H2835 [2MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: place moratorium on financial institutions handling, using, or transacting with funds routed through digital asset mixers and require study of digital asset mixers (see H.R. 8266), H2935 [7MY]

Economy: make reforms to U.S. capital markets (H.R. 2799), consideration (see H. Res. 1052), H820 [5MR]

Financial institutions: preserve confidentiality of certain customer records (see S. 5242), S6437 [25SE]

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (see S. 4928), S5773 [1AU] (see H.R. 8773), H4112 [18JN]

FRS and SEC: issue annual report projecting and accounting for economic costs of climate change and require Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board to establish Federal Advisory Panel on the Economics of Climate Change (see S. 3922), S2365 [12MR] (see H.R. 7625), H1147 [12MR]

GAO: carry out study regarding major rules issued by SEC (see H.R. 8226), H2834 [2MY]

Government regulations: address disclosure of payments by resource extraction issuers (see S. 5416), S6780 [3DE]

——— address disclosures by directors, officers, and principal stockholders of foreign private issuers (see H.R. 7019), H187 [17JA]

——— amend definition of ‘‘accredited investor’’ (see S. 5121), S6210 [19SE]

——— amend procedures relative to determination of violations (see H.R. 9342), H4985 [9AU]

——— amend rule relating to shareholder proposals (see H.R. 10020), H5888 [22OC]

——— amend Securities Exchange Act relative to reviewable actions taken pursuant to delegated functions (see H.R. 9477), H5031 [6SE]

——— automatically approve offering statements filed in connection with certain securities exempt from registration requirements (see H.R. 8222), H2834 [2MY]

——— clarify that issuer may exclude shareholder proposal from its proxy statement without regard to whether such proposal relates to significant social policy issue (see S. 3703), S309 [31JA]

——— create safe harbor for finders and private placement brokers (see S. 4493), S4018 [11JN]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Private Fund Advisers; Documentation of Registered Investment Adviser Compliance Reviews’’ (see H.J. Res. 119), H1353 [21MR]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Regulation S-P—Privacy of Consumer Financial Information and Safeguarding Customer Information’’ (see H.J. Res. 185), H4625 [11JY]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121’’ relative to bank services to digital asset investors (see S.J. Res. 59), S343 [1FE] (see H.J. Res. 109), H388 [1FE]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121’’ relative to bank services to digital asset investors (H.J. Res. 109), consideration (see H. Res. 1194), H2873 [6MY]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors’’ (see S.J. Res. 72), S2828 [17AP] (see H.J. Res. 127), H2251 [9AP]

——— disapprove rule relative to registration for index-linked annuities and registered market value adjustment annuities (see H.J. Res. 209), H5829 [25SE]

——— enhance civil penalties under Federal securities laws (see H.R. 9451), H5026 [3SE]

——— establish minimum public comment period for proposed rules (see H.R. 8255), H2874 [6MY]

——— except quotations of fixed-income securities from certain regulatory requirements (see S. 3676), S269 [25JA] (see H.R. 7092), H252 [25JA]

——— improve consideration of costs and benefits of regulations and orders (see H.R. 8239), H2835 [2MY]

——— issue rules to prohibit officers and directors of certain companies from trading securities in anticipation of current report (see S. 5127), S6211 [19SE] (see H.R. 9709), H5523 [19SE]

——— permit registered investment companies to omit certain fees from calculation of acquired fund fees and expenses reporting (see S. 4890), S5681 [31JY]

——— prohibit finalizing, implementing, or enforcing proposed rule relative to conflicts of interest associated with use of predictive data analytics by broker-dealers and investment advisers (see S. 3735), S421 [6FE]

——— promulgate regulations on disclosure of certain commercial data (see H.R. 8531), H3521 [23MY]

——— require periodic review of final rules and consider cumulative effect of proposed and final rules (see H.R. 7030), H239 [18JA]

Information technology: promulgate rules relative to electronic delivery of certain required disclosures (see S. 3815), S1012 [27FE]

——— require social media companies to disclose gross revenues from transactions involving individuals younger than 21 years of age (see S. 5337), S6612 [18NO]

Investments: add additional investment thresholds for individual to qualify as accredited investor (see S. 3709), S309 [31JA]

——— anniversary of mutual funds (see H. Res. 1587), H6155 [20NO]

——— codify special purpose broker dealer (see H.R. 10561), H7427 [27DE]

——— prohibit national securities exchanges from listing securities issued by certain entities (see S. 4590), S4153 [18JN]

——— provide exemption from registration requirements under Investment Advisers Act to certain advisers of private funds (see H.R. 9148), H4947 [25JY]

——— require certain disclosures and reports relative to exposure of issuers to China and threat of sudden loss of market access between U.S. and China (see H.R. 9162), H4948 [25JY]

Money: require SEC, CFTC, and Dept. of the Treasury to carry out joint study on decentralized finance (see H.R. 9758), H5646 [23SE]

Pensions: amend Federal securities laws to enhance 403(b) plans (see S. 4917), S5682 [31JY]

Proprietary Education Interagency Oversight Coordination Committee: establish (see S. 3727), S342 [1FE] (see H.R. 7804), H1497 [22MR]

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board: transfer to SEC (see H.R. 8228), H2834 [2MY]

Racial relations: require covered issuers to carry out racial equity audit every 2 years (see H.R. 8933), H4457 [5JY]

SEC: establish minimum public comment period for proposed rules (see H.R. 8255), H2874 [6MY]

Securities: carry out study and rulemaking on definition of term ‘‘small entity’’ for purposes of securities laws (see S. 4400), S3883 [23MY]

——— make improvements to securities laws (see H.R. 8339), H3004 [10MY]

——— prohibit exchanges from effecting transactions in securities issued by natural asset companies (see S. 3840), S1077 [29FE] (see H.R. 7494), H771 [29FE]

——— prohibit index funds from investing in Chinese companies (see S. 5237), S6437 [25SE] (see H.R. 7758), H1295 [20MR]

Senior citizens: provide grants to States for enhanced protection of senior citizen investors and policyholders (see S. 4371), S3814 [21MY] (see H.R. 8478), H3397 [21MY]

Small business: amend laws relative to small company capital formation (see S. 3710), S309 [31JA]

Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology: codify (see H.R. 9633), H5317 [17SE]

Technology: require GAO audit of information technology infrastructure and handling of data (see H.R. 8240), H2835 [2MY]

Utah: prohibit natural asset companies from entering into any agreement relative to land in Utah or natural assets on or in such land (see H.R. 7006), H187 [17JA]

Court decisions

SEC v. Coinbase Global, Inc., motion to dismiss, H3430 [22MY]

Excerpts

Coinbase Global, Inc., SEC S–1 filing, H3429 [22MY]

SEC complaint against Coinbase Global, Inc., H3429 [22MY]

Letters

Disapprove SEC rule entitled ‘‘Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121’’ relative to bank services to digital asset investors: Brandon Milhorn, Conference of State Bank Supervisors (organization), H2954 [8MY]

——— Kirsten Sutton, American Bankers Association, H2954 [8MY]

——— Martin J. Guenberg, FDIC, H2953 [8MY]

——— Michael J. Hsu, Acting Comptroller of the Currency, H2957 [8MY]

——— Michael S. Barr, FRS, H2953 [8MY]

——— Representatives McHenry and Hill, Committee on Financial Services (House), H2959 [8MY]

——— Senator Lummis and Representative McHenry, H2957 [8MY]

——— several banking and financial organizations, H2960, H2962 [8MY]

——— several Members of Congress, H2961 [8MY]

——— several organizations, H2951 [8MY], H4546 [10JY]

——— Todd M. Harper, National Credit Union Administration, H2958 [8MY]

Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act: Chamber of Progress (organization), H3423 [22MY]

——— Gary Gensler, SEC, H3426 [22MY]

——— Jonathan Davidson, Dept. of the Treasury, H3427 [22MY]

——— Joseph Brady, North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc., H3427 [22MY]

——— several organizations, H3427 [22MY]

Pressure Regulatory Organizations To End Chinese Threats to (PROTECT) Taiwan Act: Representative McCaul, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H34 [10JA]

——— Representative McHenry, Committee on Financial Services (House), H34 [10JA]

Prioritizing Economic Growth Over Woke Policies Act: several organizations, H5493 [19SE]

Messages

Veto of H.J. Res. 109, Disapprove SEC Rule Entitled ‘‘Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121’’ Relative to Bank Services to Digital Asset Investors: President Biden, H3548 [3JN]

Motions

Business and industry: amend Federal securities laws with respect to materiality of disclosure requirements (H.R. 4790), H5494 [19SE]

Economy: make reforms to U.S. capital markets (H.R. 2799), H1040, H1046 [8MR]

Remarks in House

Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation: require study on effects of Silicon Valley Bank collapse on community banks and small business lenders, H1039 [8MR]

Business and industry: amend Federal securities laws with respect to materiality of disclosure requirements (H.R. 4790), H5477–H5494, H5508 [19SE]

——— amend Federal securities laws with respect to materiality of disclosure requirements (H.R. 4790), consideration (H. Res. 1455), H5329–H5340 [18SE]

——— make price gouging unlawful, expand FTC ability to seek permanent injunctions and equitable relief, and require companies disclose costs and pricing strategies in SEC filings (H.R. 7390), H6151 [20NO]

——— prohibit businesses receiving certain exemptions and benefits from imposing junk fees on consumers, H1040, H1041 [8MR]

——— require certain private equity and venture capital funds to publicly disclose investments in woman-owned, minority-owned, veteran-owned, or rural businesses, H1043 [8MR]

——— require certification that certain reforms to U.S. capital markets will not increase fraud before reforms can be enacted, H1041, H1042 [8MR]

——— require companies to disclose when diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) offices or employees are eliminated, H5492 [19SE]

CFTC and SEC: ensure digital assets regulations do not apply to any other commodity, H3459, H3460 [22MY]

——— provide for system of regulation of digital assets (H.R. 4763), H3361 [21MY], H3419–H3463, H3472–H3475 [22MY], H3502, H3503 [23MY], E561 [24MY]

——— provide for system of regulation of digital assets (H.R. 4763), consideration (H. Res. 1243), H3414–H3419 [22MY]

China: direct financial regulators to exclude representatives of China from certain banking organizations if President notifies Congress of any threats to economic system of Taiwan or U.S. (H.R. 803), H33–H35 [10JA], H125 [12JA]

Corporations: conduct study of certain issues relative to shareholder proposals, proxy advisory firms, and proxy process, H5490 [19SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: require study on national security impact of digital asset registrants owned by foreign adversaries, H3458, H3459 [22MY]

Economy: make reforms to U.S. capital markets (H.R. 2799), H972–H988 [6MR], H1038–H1048 [8MR], E228 [8MR]

——— make reforms to U.S. capital markets (H.R. 2799), consideration (H. Res. 1052), H834–H842 [6MR]

Families and domestic relations: prohibit limitation of access to assisted reproductive technology and all medically necessary care surrounding such technology, H1040 [8MR]

Government regulations: clarify that issuer may exclude shareholder proposal from its proxy statement without regard to whether such proposal relates to significant social policy issue, H5492 [19SE]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors’’, H1004 [7MR]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121’’ relative to bank services to digital asset investors (H.J. Res. 109), H2950–H2963 [8MY]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121’’ relative to bank services to digital asset investors (H.J. Res. 109), consideration (H. Res. 1194), H2883–H2891 [7MY]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121’’ relative to bank services to digital asset investors (H.J. Res. 109), veto, H3549 [3JN], H4543–H4547 [10JY]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors’’, H2780 [1MY]

——— make revisions to Federal securities laws relative to shareholder proposals, proxy voting, and registration of proxy advisory firms, H5489 [19SE]

——— reduce crowdfunding exemption for digital asset investors from $75 million to $5 million, H3455, H3456 [22MY]

——— study detrimental impact of Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence and Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive on U.S. companies, H5491 [19SE]

——— update definition of emerging growth company, H974, H976 [6MR]

Information technology: promulgate rules relative to electronic delivery of certain required disclosures, H974, H983, H984 [6MR]

Investments: authorize exclusion of shareholder proposals from proxy or consent solicitation material if such proposals are substantially similar to previously included proposals, H5491 [19SE]

——— clarify definition of qualifying venture capital funds, H975 [6MR]

——— exclude primary residence from determination of net worth and limit percentage of net worth an individual investor can invest in private offerings, H987, H988 [6MR]

——— prohibit limitations on closed-end companies investing in private funds, H974, H986, H987 [6MR]

——— revise rules on general solicitation or general advertising to allow for presentations or other communication made by or on behalf of issuer at certain events, H974, H981, H982 [6MR]

——— specify requirements for considering pecuniary and non-pecuniary factors, study climate change and other environmental disclosures in municipal bond market, and study solicitation of municipal securities business, H5490 [19SE]

Pensions: amend Federal securities laws to enhance 403(b) plans, H974, H985, H986 [6MR]

Research: expand research report exception to include reports about any issuer that undertakes proposed offering of public securities, H975 [6MR]

Securities: lower aggregate market value of voting and non-voting common equity necessary for issuer to qualify as well-known seasoned issuer, H976 [6MR]

——— require issuers with multi-class stock structure to make certain disclosures in any proxy or consent solicitation material (H.R. 2795), H976 [6MR]

Senior Investor Taskforce: establish (H.R. 2593), H976 [6MR]

Small business: amend laws relative to small company capital formation, H974 [6MR]

——— require Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation to provide educational resources and host events to promote capital raising options for traditionally underrepresented small businesses (H.R. 2796), H976 [6MR]

——— study costs associated with small- and medium-sized companies to undertake initial public offerings (H.R. 2812), H976 [6MR]

Remarks in Senate

Government regulations: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure’’ (S.J. Res. 50), S322 [31JA]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121’’ relative to bank services to digital asset investors (H.J. Res. 109), S3743–S3745 [16MY]

——— disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121’’ relative to bank services to digital asset investors (H.J. Res. 109), unanimous-consent agreement, S3739 [15MY]

——— revise shareholder threshold for registration under Securities Exchange Act for issuers that receive support through certain Federal universal service support mechanisms (S. 3242), S6823 [4DE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.J. Res. 109, Disapprove SEC Rule Entitled ‘‘Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121’’ Relative to Bank Services to Digital Asset Investors: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1194) (H. Rept. 118–487), H2873 [6MY]

Consideration of H.R. 2799, Expanding Access to Capital Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1052) (H. Rept. 118–407), H820 [5MR]

Consideration of H.R. 4763, Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1243) (H. Rept. 118–516), H3396 [21MY]

Consideration of H.R. 4790, Prioritizing Economic Growth Over Woke Policies Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1455) (H. Rept. 118–685), H5316 [17SE]

Disapprove SEC Rule Entitled ‘‘Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure’’: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.J. Res. 100) (H. Rept. 118–727), H5907 [1NO]

Disapprove SEC Rule Entitled ‘‘Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121’’ Relative to Bank Services to Digital Asset Investors: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.J. Res. 109) (H. Rept. 118–480), H2827 [1MY]

Disapprove SEC Rule Entitled ‘‘The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors’’: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.J. Res. 127) (H. Rept. 118–615), H4960 [30JY]

Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 4763) (H. Rept. 118–484), H2873 [6MY]

——— Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4763) (H. Rept. 118–484), H2873 [6MY]

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 8773) (H. Rept. 118–556), H4112 [18JN]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 4928) (S. Rept. 118–206), S5772 [1AU]

Insurance Data Protection Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 5535) (H. Rept. 118–759), H6188 [21NO], H7387 [19DE]

Protecting Investors’ Personally Identifiable Information Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4551) (H. Rept. 118–724), H5907 [1NO]

SEC Reform and Restructuring Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 8339) (H. Rept. 118–782), H6206 [29NO]

Statements

Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act: Executive Office of the President, H3426 [22MY]

Prioritizing Economic Growth Over Woke Policies Act: Executive Office of the President, H5493 [19SE]

Texts of

H. Res. 1052, consideration of H.R. 2799, Expanding Access to Capital Act, H834 [6MR]

H. Res. 1194, consideration of H.J. Res. 109, disapprove SEC rule entitled ‘‘Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121’’ relative to bank services to digital asset investors, H2883 [7MY]

H. Res. 1243, consideration of H.R. 4763, Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act, H3414 [22MY]

H. Res. 1455, consideration of H.R. 4790, Prioritizing Economic Growth Over Woke Policies Act, H5329 [18SE]

H.J. Res. 109, disapprove SEC rule entitled ‘‘Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121’’ relative to bank services to digital asset investors, H2950 [8MY]

H.R. 803, Pressure Regulatory Organizations To End Chinese Threats to (PROTECT) Taiwan Act, H33 [10JA]

H.R. 2799, Expanding Access to Capital Act, H977–H981 [6MR]

H.R. 4763, Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act, H3432–H3455 [22MY]

H.R. 4790, Prioritizing Economic Growth Over Woke Policies Act, H5477–H5486 [19SE]

S. 3242, Access to Capital Creates Economic Strength and Supports (ACCESS) Rural America Act, S6823 [4DE]

S. 3727, Proprietary Education Oversight Task Force Act, S344–S347 [1FE]