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H.R. 1257: 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

Status:

Ordered Reported on Mar 9, 2017

The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on March 9, 2017.

Prognosis:

25% chance of being enacted according to Skopos Labs (details)

See Instead:

S. 462 (same title)
Passed Senate (House next) — Sep 11, 2017

What stakeholders are saying

Institute for Spending Reform: SpendingTracker.org estimates new spending due to H.R. 1257 will be negligible.

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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Passed House (Senate next)

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Passed Senate

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Signed by the President

H.R. 1257 is a bill in the United States Congress.

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