Microcap Fraud Prevention Act of 1999
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(Sec. 6) Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to: (1) extend the penny stock bar to any noncovered security; and (2) declare it unlawful for any person against whom certain enforcement sanctions are in effect to serve as officer, director, or participant in any offering involving a noncovered security.
(Sec. 7) Authorizes a court to prohibit violators of SEC rules governing the use of manipulative or deceptive devices from participating in an offering of a noncovered security.
(Sec. 9) Bars persons subject to specified court orders from serving as officers, directors, or participants in any offering involving a noncovered security.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
- Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1189: Microcap Fraud Prevention Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-1189/
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