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H.R. 5648 117th Congress House

Stop Wall Street Looting Act

Official title: To subject certain private funds to joint and several liability with respect to the liabilities of firms acquired and controlled by those funds, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 20, 2021 Introduced by: Mark Pocan Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Accounting and auditingAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresBankruptcyCapital gains tax
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Civil actions and liabilityCorporate finance and managementEmployee benefits and pensionsFinancial services and investmentsFraud offenses and financial crimesIncome tax deductionsIncome tax ratesInterest, dividends, interest ratesMarketing and advertisingReal estate businessSecuritiesSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC)Self-employedTax administration and collection, taxpayersUnemploymentWages and earnings
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Oct 20, 2021
Introduced in House
Oct 20, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Latest action November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Wall Street Looting Act

This bill generally revises provisions related to the regulation of private equity funds. Among other things, the bill

  • increases financial and legal liability for these funds in the event of certain violations of law,
  • gives employee compensation higher priority in bankruptcies, and
  • generally prohibits the payment of dividends for two years from an acquired asset firm to a private equity fund.

The bill modifies the tax treatment of carried interest—compensation that is typically received by a partner of a private equity fund and is based on a share of the fund's profits. (Under current law, carried interest is taxed as investment income rather than at ordinary income tax rates.) Among other things, the bill treats as ordinary income the net capital gain with respect to a private equity fund.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • S 3022 Identical bill Stop Wall Street Looting Act
  • HR 9985 Reintroduced Bill Stop Wall Street Looting Act
  • HR 1068 Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2021
  • S 1598 Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 10
Levin, Andy
· Jul 26, 2022
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jun 16, 2022
Blumenauer, Earl
· Jan 11, 2022
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Dec 13, 2021
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Dec 7, 2021
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Nov 30, 2021
Lee, Barbara
· Nov 2, 2021
Napolitano, Grace
· Nov 1, 2021
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Oct 28, 2021
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Oct 28, 2021
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 27, 2021
Jones, Mondaire
· Oct 21, 2021
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Oct 21, 2021
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Oct 20, 2021
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Oct 20, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 20, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5648: Stop Wall Street Looting Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5648/
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"H.R. 5648: Stop Wall Street Looting Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5648/.
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H.R. 5648, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5648/.
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