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S 2716 114th Congress Senate Finance and Financial Sector Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Government information and archives Mining Oil and gas Securities Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

A bill to update the oil and gas and mining industry guides of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Introduced: March 17, 2016 Introduced by: Reed, Jack Democratic · Rhode Island See on congress.gov
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Mar 17, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1597)
Mar 17, 2016
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), within 180 days of enactment of this bill, to update:

  • the Securities Act industry guides entitled "Prospectuses relating to interests in oil and gas programs" and "Description of Property by Issuers Engaged or To Be Engaged in Significant Mining Operations,"
  • the Exchange Act industry guide entitled "Description of Property by Issuers Engaged or To Be Engaged in Significant Mining Operations," and
  • regulations concerning disclosure by registrants engaged in oil and gas producing activities.

In making such updates, the SEC shall work with the Investor Advisory Committee, which shall solicit and consider public input or appropriate disclosures to include and make specific recommendations to the SEC.

If the SEC fails to meet the deadline, it must report to and testify before specified congressional committees explaining why it failed to meet it.

What's happening now March 17, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1597)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4792 Identical bill To update the oil and gas and mining industry guides of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 4, 2016
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Mar 17, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2716: A bill to update the oil and gas and mining industry guides of the Securities and Exchange Commission.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2716/
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"S. 2716: A bill to update the oil and gas and mining industry guides of the Securities and Exchange Commission.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-2716/.
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