S 1744 115th Congress Senate Finance and Financial Sector Administrative law and regulatory procedures Insurance industry and regulation Securities Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Brokaw Act

Introduced: August 3, 2017 Introduced by: Baldwin, Tammy Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov

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Jun 28, 2018

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-406.

Aug 3, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Aug 3, 2017

Introduced in Senate

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Brokaw Act

This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to heighten disclosure requirements with respect to certain acquisitions of short interest in equity securities.

What's happening now June 28, 2018

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-406.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1744: Brokaw Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1744/

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