SECURITIES related term(s) Investments

Amendments

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]

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

——— 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: prevent exploitative private equity practices in health care system (see S. 4503), S4019 [11JN]

——— subject certain private equity funds to joint and several liability relative to liabilities of firms acquired and controlled by such funds (see S. 5333), S6612 [18NO] (see H.R. 9985), H5867 [11OC]

CFTC: prohibit trading of water and water rights for future delivery (see S. 4188), S2873 [18AP] (see H.R. 8096), H2558 [19AP]

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]

Corporations: require businesses to balance responsibilities to employees and shareholders by requiring Federal charters and election of board members, restricting sales of company shares, and limiting political expenditures (see S. 5493), S6973 [11DE]

Cryptocurrency: provide for regulation of payment stablecoins (see S. 4155), S2828 [17AP]

Dept. of Justice: establish information-sharing pilot program to combat illicit use of crypto assets (see S. 3603), S147 [17JA]

Dept. of Labor: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 84-24’’ regulating use of retirement plan assets under ERISA (see H.J. Res. 141), H3273 [15MY]

——— disapprove rule requiring investment advice fiduciaries to meet certain conditions for administrative relief under ERISA (see H.J. Res. 143), H3273 [15MY]

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

Families and domestic relations: establish interagency working group to study financial safety and inclusion for survivors of domestic violence, including economic abuse (see S. 3835), S1077 [29FE] (see H.R. 7510), H771 [29FE]

Federal employees: require reporting of periodic transaction reports not later than 15 days after receiving notification of such requirement but in no case later than 30 days after such transaction (see H.R. 10133), H6026 [15NO]

Financial institutions: provide covered banking institutions with certain exemptions related to interest rate swaps (see H.R. 8153), H2699 [29AP]

——— provide requirements for bulk auction or group sale of certain non-performing loans (see S. 3784), S495 [8FE]

Financial Stability Oversight Council: provide contingency plans for disruption in timing of payment on Treasury securities (see H.R. 7691), H1187 [15MR]

FRS: establish goals for use of diverse investment advisers, brokers, and dealers in investment management agreements relative to Board of Governor’s unusual and exigent circumstances authority (see H.R. 7579), H1033 [7MR] (see H.R. 10198), H6188 [21NO]

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

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

——— specify treatment of covered non-fungible tokens under securities laws (see H.R. 10544), H7414 [20DE]

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

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

——— prohibit purchase of certain securities from sanctioned foreign companies and affiliates (see S. 5244), S6437 [25SE] (see H.R. 7759), H1295 [20MR]

IRS: disapprove rule entitled ‘‘Required Minimum Distributions’’ (see H.J. Res. 206), H5524 [19SE]

Members of Congress: prohibit certain defense industry stock trading and ownership by Members and their spouses (see H.R. 7264), H502 [6FE]

National Infrastructure Bank: establish (see H.R. 10525), H7389 [19DE]

SBA: establish program to allow small business concerns to purchase certain commodities futures (see S. 5063), S6097 [17SE]

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

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

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

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

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

——— 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 ‘‘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 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]

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

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

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

——— 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]

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

——— 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]

SSA: establish American Dream Accounts for every child born in U.S. (see H.R. 9881), H5838 [27SE]

Taxation: allow for reallocation of unused volume cap for private activity bonds for qualified residential rental projects (see H.R. 9862), H5837 [27SE]

——— clarify tax-exempt controlled entity rules relative to certain stock of Government-sponsored enterprises (see S. 4933), S5773 [1AU] (see H.R. 9267), H4970 [2AU]

——— establish exception to volume cap for certain bonds to finance preservation, improvement, or development of affordable rental housing buildings (see H.R. 9856), H5829 [25SE]

——— establish tax credit for Qualified Community College Bonds (see S. 5187), S6436 [25SE]

——— exclude debt held by certain insurance companies from capital assets (see S. 4740), S5194 [23JY]

——— limit deferral of gain for officers of Executive branch of Federal Government resulting from sale of property to comply with conflict-of-interest requirements (see H.R. 10541), H7390 [19DE]

——— provide for school infrastructure finance and innovation tax credit bonds (see H.R. 9698), H5523 [19SE]

——— provide tax credit to issuers of American Infrastructure bonds (see H.R. 8396), H3203 [14MY]

——— remove capital gains tax rate to incentivize divestiture of certain securities connected to China (see S. 5188), S6436 [25SE] (see H.R. 9843), H5828 [25SE]

——— treat certain gains and dividends derived from countries of concern as ordinary income (see S. 5233), S6437 [25SE] (see H.R. 7760), H1295 [20MR]

——— treat spaceports like airports for purposes of exempt facility bond rules (see S. 3823), S1044 [28FE] (see H.R. 7470), H737 [28FE]

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]

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

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

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

Remarks in House

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

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

Cryptocurrency: provide for regulation, H4106 [14JN], H4941 [25JY]

Dept. of Labor: prohibit retirement plan investments in foreign adversary and sanctioned entities and require disclosure of existing investments in such entities, H5491 [19SE]

Economy: address unequal distribution of wealth and income, H489–H494 [6FE]

——— impact of tax cuts, H4578 [10JY]

——— 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]

Investments: 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]

Members of Congress: prohibit certain defense industry stock trading and ownership by Members and their spouses (H.R. 7264), H644 [15FE], H6810 [11DE]

——— prohibit stock trading and ownership by Members and their spouses, H2783 [1MY]

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

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— 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]

——— conduct study of certain issues relative to shareholder proposals, proxy advisory firms, and proxy process, H5490 [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]

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

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

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

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

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

——— require Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation study on effects of Silicon Valley Bank collapse on community banks and small business lenders, H1039 [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 issuers with multi-class stock structure to make certain disclosures in any proxy or consent solicitation material (H.R. 2795), H976 [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]

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

Remarks in Senate

Business and industry: record profits from oil and gas companies, S3863 [23MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow for transfer and redemption of abandoned savings bonds, S6810–S6812 [4DE]

——— maturation of U.S. savings bonds, S6810–S6812 [4DE]

Financial institutions: provide requirements for bulk auction or group sale of certain non-performing loans (S. 3784), S498 [8FE]

FRS: establish prohibitions relating to purchase or sale of State or municipal securities, S1069 [29FE]

SEC: 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]

Supreme Court: decision in SEC v. Jarkesy relative to imposition of civil penalties for securities fraud without jury trial, S4541 [11JY]

Reports filed

Clarity for Payment Stablecoins Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4766) (H. Rept. 118–492), H2935 [7MY]

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. 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]

Ending Trading and Holdings in Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1171) (S. Rept. 118–309), S7240 [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

Disapprove SEC Rule Entitled ‘‘Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121’’ Relative to Bank Services to Digital Asset Investors: Executive Office of the President, H2956 [8MY]

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

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]