Financial Services Antifraud Network Act of 2001
| Date | Chamber | What was voted on | Result | Yes–No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2001 | House · vote #427 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed | 392–4 | See who voted → |
Amends the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to authorize the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to require that an investment adviser file required documentation through any entity designated by the SEC for that purpose. Mandates that such entity establish a toll-free telephone or readily accessible electronic process to receive and respond promptly to inquiries regarding disciplinary actions and information involving investment advisers.
Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to: (1) require a registered securities association to establish a toll-free telephone or readily accessible electronic process to receive and respond promptly to inquiries regarding disciplinary actions and information involving its members; and (2) revise SEC disciplinary procedures governing municipal securities broker/dealers and government securities broker/dealers.
Amends the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to extend SEC authority to deny or revoke investment adviser registration to include denial or revocation based on State and other governmental administrative actions derived from the authority conferred upon the financial regulators designated under this Act.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Agriculture Committee
- Capital Markets Subcommittee
- Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions Subcommittee
- Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
- Financial Services Committee
- Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee
- General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee
- Judiciary Committee
- Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee