An Act to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to remove barriers to competition, to foster the development of a national securities market system and a national clearance and settlement system, to make uniform the Securities and Exchange Commission's authority over self-regulatory organizations, to provide for the regulation of brokers, dealers and banks trading in municipal securities, to facilitate the collection and public dissemination of information concerning the holdings of and transactions in securities by institutional investment managers, and for other purposes.
Sponsor and status
94th Congress (1975–1976)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Jun 4, 1975
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on June 4, 1975.
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Last Updated: Jun 4, 1975
2 Cosponsors (2 Republicans)
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Jan 17, 1975
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Introduced
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Apr 14, 1975
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Ordered Reported
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Apr 17, 1975
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next.
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Apr 24, 1975
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Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)
The House passed the bill with changes not in the Senate version and sent it back to the Senate to approve the changes.
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Jun 4, 1975
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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Jun 4, 1975
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Text Published
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S. 249 (94th) 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 S. 249. This is the one from the 94th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 94th Congress, which met from Jan 14, 1975 to Oct 1, 1976. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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