SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT

Amendments

SEC: 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

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

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

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

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

——— 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]

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

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

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

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

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

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

Remarks in House

SEC: establish Senior Investor Taskforce (H.R. 2593), 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]

Remarks in Senate

SEC: 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]

Texts of

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