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S. 1719 116th Congress Senate

Senior Security Act of 2019

Official title: A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to create an interdivisional taskforce at the Securities and Exchange Commission for senior investors, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 24, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Jun 5, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jun 5, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 5, 2019

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Senior Investor Initiative Act of 2019 or the Senior Security Act of 2019

This bill establishes the Senior Investor Taskforce within the Securities and Exchange Commission. The taskforce must report on topics relating to investors over the age of 65, including industry trends and serious issues impacting such investors, and make recommendations for legislative or regulatory actions to address problems encountered by senior investors.

The Government Accountability Office must report on the financial exploitation of senior citizens.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1876 Senior Security Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Republican 3
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Feb 24, 2020
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Feb 24, 2020
McSally, Martha
· Feb 24, 2020
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Dec 4, 2019
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Dec 4, 2019
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jun 5, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1719: Senior Security Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1719/
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"S. 1719: Senior Security Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1719/.
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S. 1719, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1719/.
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