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HR 3644 107th Congress House Law Civil actions and liability Crime and Law Enforcement Damages Finance and Financial Sector Legal fees Organized crime Punitive damages Securities fraud

Securities Fraud Prevention Act of 2002

Introduced: January 29, 2002 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 18, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Jan 29, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 29, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E46)
Jan 29, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Securities Fraud Prevention Act of 2002 - Amends Federal criminal law with respect to civil remedies for violations of prohibited activities by racketeer influenced and corrupt organizations (RICO). Repeals the denial of (thus permitting) civil remedies for securities fraud.
What's happening now March 18, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Independent 1
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jan 29, 2002
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jan 29, 2002
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jan 29, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3644: Securities Fraud Prevention Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3644/
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"H.R. 3644: Securities Fraud Prevention Act of 2002." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3644/.
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H.R. 3644, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3644/.
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