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S. 2211 117th Congress Senate

Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act

Official title: A bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to carry out a study of rule 10b5-1 trading plans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 24, 2021 Introduced by: Chris Van Hollen Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
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Government studies and investigationsSecuritiesSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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 Latest action June 24, 2021

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

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Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act

This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to study and report on possible revisions to regulations regarding Rule 10b5-1 trading plans. (Such plans allow certain employees of publicly traded corporations to sell their shares without violating insider trading prohibitions.) The SEC must revise regulations consistent with the results of the study.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2211: Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2211/
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"S. 2211: Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2211/.
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S. 2211, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2211/.
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