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Common Cents Stock Pricing Act of 1997

Introduced: March 13, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 21, 1997
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
May 21, 1997
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 16, 1997
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 10, 1997
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 21, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Finance and Hazardous Materials.
Mar 13, 1997
Introduced in House
Mar 13, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Mar 13, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E471)
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Common Cents Stock Pricing Act of 1997 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to instruct the Securities and Exchange Commission to require quotations in dollars and cents (decimals) for equity securities transactions and prescribe an implementation schedule.

What's happening now May 21, 1997

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 838 Identical bill Common Cents Stock Pricing Act of 1997
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Mar 13, 1997
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 13, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1053: Common Cents Stock Pricing Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1053/
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"H.R. 1053: Common Cents Stock Pricing Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1053/.
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H.R. 1053, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1053/.
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