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S 1551 101th Congress Senate Energy Electric utilities Holding companies Public utilities Public utility regulation Securities regulation Subsidiary corporations

A bill to clarify the exempting authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission Act of 1935.

Introduced: August 4, 1989 Introduced by: McConnell, Mitch Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Aug 4, 1989
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
Aug 4, 1989
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 to cite conditions under which a holding company and its electric utility subsidiary are exempt from the provisions of such Act.

What's happening now August 4, 1989

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1551: A bill to clarify the exempting authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission Act of 1935.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-S-1551/
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"S. 1551: A bill to clarify the exempting authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission Act of 1935.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-S-1551/.
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S. 1551, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-S-1551/.
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