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HR 4251 116th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Banking and financial institutions regulation Business records Commodities markets Government studies and investigations Judicial review and appeals

To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to provide greater protection of proprietary information of other registered entities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 9, 2019 Introduced by: Hayes, Jahana Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Sep 18, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Sep 9, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Sep 9, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill generally limits disclosure by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of proprietary information belonging to a commodity trading advisor or commodity pool operator. However, the bill does not authorize the commission to withhold such information from law enforcement, government agencies, or Congress.

What's happening now September 18, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4251: To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to provide greater protection of proprietary information of other registered entities, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4251/
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"H.R. 4251: To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to provide greater protection of proprietary information of other registered entities, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4251/.
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H.R. 4251, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4251/.
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[H.R. 4251: To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to provide greater protection of proprietary information of other registered entities, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4251/)
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