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HR 302 111th Congress House

To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities.

Introduced: March 23, 2009 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Administrative law and regulatory proceduresFinancial services and investmentsSecuritiesSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jan 8, 2009
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 Latest action January 8, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to: (1) reinstate rule 10a-1 (the uptick rule) governing short sales of securities; (2) rescind the prohibition against applying certain price tests to short sales; and (3) reinstate price test restrictions that applied to short sales of securities prior to SEC action in a specified proceeding on June 28, 2007.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1406 Related bill Stock Market Recovery Act of 2009
  • S 605 Related bill A bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule and effectively regulate abusive …
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3
Klein, Ron
· Apr 2, 2009
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 30, 2009
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Mar 23, 2009
Lee, Christopher
· Mar 12, 2009
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Feb 3, 2009
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