Bill Sponsor
House Bill 910
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017
Active
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Passed House on May 1, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Feb 7, 2017
Latest Action
May 2, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
910
Congress
115
Policy Area
Finance and Financial Sector
Finance and Financial Sector
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Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on May 1, 2017
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
2/3 Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
237
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017

This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to establish and implement a "safe harbor" for certain investment fund research reports published by brokers and dealers. Such reports shall be deemed not to be "offers" under specified provisions of securities law, even if the broker or dealer participates in the registered offering of the investment fund's securities.

In implementing the safe harbor, the SEC must prohibit a self-regulatory organization from maintaining or enforcing a rule that would prevent a member from: (1) publishing or distributing a covered investment fund research report solely because the member is also participating in a registered offering of the fund, or (2) participating in a registered offering of a covered investment fund solely because the member has published a research report about the fund.

The bill restricts the SEC from conditioning the safe harbor upon specified requirements.

Text (4)
February 7, 2017
Actions (15)
05/02/2017
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
05/01/2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
05/01/2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 405 - 2 (Roll no. 237). (text: CR H2978-2979)
05/01/2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 405 - 2 (Roll no. 237).(text: CR H2978-2979)
05/01/2017
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2987-2988)
05/01/2017
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
05/01/2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 910.
05/01/2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2978-2980)
05/01/2017
Mr. Hill moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
05/01/2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 59.
05/01/2017
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-102.
03/09/2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 56 - 2.
03/09/2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
02/07/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
02/07/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
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