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HR 6339 116th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Cardiovascular and respiratory health Congressional oversight Corporate finance and management Emergency medical services and trauma care Infectious and parasitic diseases Securities

To temporarily ban stock buybacks until the impact of COVID-19 on the American financial system has ended.

Introduced: March 23, 2020 Introduced by: Casten, Sean Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Mar 23, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mar 23, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill prohibits an issuer of securities from purchasing their own securities during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period and for 120 days thereafter. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may terminate the ban before the end of this period if the SEC (1) determines doing so is in the public interest, and (2) provides notice.

What's happening now March 23, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 6379 Related bill Workforce Emergency Response Act of 2020
  • HR 6321 Related bill Financial Protections and Assistance for America’s Consumers, States, Businesses, and Vulnerable Populations Act
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Waters, Maxine
California · May 8, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6339: To temporarily ban stock buybacks until the impact of COVID-19 on the American financial system has ended.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6339/
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"H.R. 6339: To temporarily ban stock buybacks until the impact of COVID-19 on the American financial system has ended.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6339/.
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H.R. 6339, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6339/.
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[H.R. 6339: To temporarily ban stock buybacks until the impact of COVID-19 on the American financial system has ended.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6339/)
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