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HR 3317 102th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Civil actions and liability Information disclosure (Securities law) Injunctions Securities Securities fraud Securities regulation

Market Information and Shareholder Protection Act of 1991

Introduced: September 12, 1991 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 102nd Congress ended
It never became law before the 102nd Congress (1991–1992) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Sep 27, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.
Sep 12, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 12, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Market Information and Shareholder Protection Act of 1991 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require owners of significant short positions in equity securities (including institutional investment managers) to make prescribed disclosures with respect to such positions.

Prohibits interdealer quotation systems of registered national securities associations from engaging in specified securities prices manipulation.

Grants issuers of certain registered securities standing to sue any person who violates this Act.

What's happening now September 27, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 28, 1992
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Sep 24, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3317: Market Information and Shareholder Protection Act of 1991. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-3317/
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"H.R. 3317: Market Information and Shareholder Protection Act of 1991." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-3317/.
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H.R. 3317, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-3317/.
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