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H.R. 1257 (115th): Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act

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To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the Securities Exchange Commission to refund or credit excess payments made to the Commission.

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Sponsor and status

Photo of sponsor Gregory Meeks

Gregory Meeks

Sponsor. Representative for New York's 5th congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Aug 15, 2017
Length: 6 pages
Introduced
Feb 28, 2017
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Status
Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

This bill was incorporated into:

S. 2155: Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act
Enacted — Signed by the President on May 24, 2018. (compare text)
Cosponsors

5 Cosponsors (3 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

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Position statements

What legislators are saying

“House Sends Main Street Financial Regulatory Relief to Presidents Desk”
    — Rep. Randy Hultgren [R-IL14, 2011-2018] (Co-sponsor) on May 22, 2018

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What stakeholders are saying

R Street Institute SpendingTracker.org estimates H.R. 1257 will add $3 million in new spending.

History

May 20, 2015
 
Earlier Version — Ordered Reported

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 1975 (114th).
Feb 28, 2017
 
Introduced

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Mar 9, 2017
 
Ordered Reported

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Aug 15, 2017
 
Reported by House Committee on Financial Services

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Mar 14, 2018
 
Final Bill — Passed Senate (House next)

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2155 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 1257 (115th).
May 22, 2018
 
Final Bill — Passed House

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2155 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 1257 (115th).
May 24, 2018
 
Final Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2155 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 1257 (115th).

H.R. 1257 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 1257. This is the one from the 115th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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