HOUSE 1815116th CongressReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act

Last Action: 10/21/2019

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2019-10-21Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
2019-10-17The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 1815.
2019-10-17Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2019-10-17On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 229 - 186 (Roll no. 564).
2019-10-17Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 229 - 186 (Roll no. 564).
2019-10-17The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
2019-10-17The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
2019-10-17The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1815.
2019-10-17DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 629, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Casten (IL) amendment No. 4.
2019-10-17POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Wagner amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Wagner demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the amendment until a time to be announced.
2019-10-17DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 629, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Wagner amendment No. 3.
2019-10-17POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Gottheimer amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Gottheimer demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the amendment until a time to be announced.
2019-10-17DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 629, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gottheimer amendment No. 2.
2019-10-17POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Huizenga amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Huizenga demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the amendment until a time to be announced.
2019-10-17DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 629, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Huizenga amendment No. 1.

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CRS Summary

As of 2019-10-17 (53)

SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act

This bill requires the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to assess the usefulness of certain disclosure rules to retail investors. Specifically, the SEC must make these assessments regarding both current and new securities rules and regulations that require the disclosure of documents or information to retail investors.

Subjects

Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Financial services and investments
Government studies and investigations
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

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