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
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
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5 Cosponsors (3 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
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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History
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May 20, 2015
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Earlier Version —
Ordered Reported
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Feb 28, 2017
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Introduced
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Mar 9, 2017
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Ordered Reported
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Aug 15, 2017
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Reported by House Committee on Financial Services
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Mar 14, 2018
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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). |
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May 22, 2018
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Final Bill —
Passed House
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May 24, 2018
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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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