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HR 5991 114th Congress House

Risk-Based Credit Examination Act

Official title: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with respect to risk-based examinations of Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations.

Introduced: September 9, 2016 Introduced by: Wagner, Ann Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Sep 9, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 9, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Risk-Based Credit Examination Act

This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide the Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Credit Ratings with discretion concerning the matters to review in its annual examinations of the management and activities of nationally recognized statistical rating organizations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5983 Related bill Financial CHOICE Act of 2016
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Sep 9, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5991: Risk-Based Credit Examination Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5991/
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"H.R. 5991: Risk-Based Credit Examination Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5991/.
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H.R. 5991, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5991/.
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