Skip to main content
S. 2488 116th Congress Senate

8–K Trading Gap Act of 2019

Official title: A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue rules that prohibit officers and directors of ce… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue rules that prohibit officers and directors of certain companies from trading securities in anticipation of a current report, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 17, 2019 Introduced by: Chris Van Hollen Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Banking and financial institutions regulationBusiness recordsCorporate finance and managementGovernment information and archivesSecurities
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 17, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sep 17, 2019
Introduced in Senate
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action September 17, 2019

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

8–K Trading Gap Act of 2019

This bill requires certain issuers of securities to create policies reasonably designed to prevent executive officers and directors from trading their securities after a significant corporate event but before disclosing that event through a public filing. Certain issuers required by regulation to adopt a code of ethics are exempt from this requirement.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4335 8–K Trading Gap Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2488: 8–K Trading Gap Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2488/
MLA
"S. 2488: 8–K Trading Gap Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2488/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 2488, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2488/.
Markdown link
[S. 2488: 8–K Trading Gap Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2488/)
Report a problem