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HR 5037 115th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Banking and financial institutions regulation Civil actions and liability Federal preemption Fraud offenses and financial crimes Jurisdiction and venue Securities State and local government operations

Securities Fraud Act of 2018

Introduced: February 15, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Feb 15, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Feb 15, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Securities Fraud Act of 2018

This bill amends various securities laws to:

  • generally limit state regulation of securities fraud, and
  • establish exclusive federal jurisdiction over civil actions alleging securities fraud.
What's happening now February 15, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3421 Related bill Blue Sky Harmonization Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 3
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Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Jul 25, 2018
Faso, John
· Jun 12, 2018
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Davidson, Warren
Ohio · Feb 15, 2018
McHenry, Patrick
· Feb 15, 2018
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Tenney, Claudia
New York · Feb 15, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5037: Securities Fraud Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5037/
MLA
"H.R. 5037: Securities Fraud Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5037/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 5037, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5037/.
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[H.R. 5037: Securities Fraud Act of 2018](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5037/)
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