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HR 7564 116th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Administrative remedies Computer security and identity theft Computers and information technology Government information and archives Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

SEC Data Protection Act

Introduced: August 7, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Jul 9, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jul 9, 2020
Introduced in House
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SEC Data Protection Act

This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to adopt regulations to protect from unlawful use or disclosure sensitive nonpublic proprietary information the SEC receives from investment advisers.

What's happening now July 9, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 4 Republican 5
D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Sep 16, 2020
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Aug 21, 2020
Luetkemeyer, Blaine
· Aug 21, 2020
Perlmutter, Ed
· Aug 21, 2020
 R
Steil, Bryan
Wisconsin · Aug 21, 2020
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Aug 11, 2020
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Aug 11, 2020
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Aug 11, 2020
Gonzalez, Anthony
· Aug 7, 2020
Lawson, Al
· Aug 7, 2020
Stivers, Steve
· Aug 7, 2020
 R
Williams, Roger
Texas · Aug 7, 2020
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jul 30, 2020
 R
Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · Jul 9, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7564: SEC Data Protection Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7564/
MLA
"H.R. 7564: SEC Data Protection Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7564/.
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H.R. 7564, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7564/.
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[H.R. 7564: SEC Data Protection Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7564/)
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