H.R.2873: Enhanced S.E.C. Enforcement Authority Act

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about finance and financial sector
  • Introduced June 15, 2009
  • Latest Major Action Dec. 3, 2009

Bill Summary

Enhanced S.E.C. Enforcement Authority Act - Amends the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the Investment Company Act of 1940 to declare that, in any action or proceeding instituted under such Acts by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a U.S. district court for any judicial district, subpoenas issued by or on behalf of the court to compel the attendance of witnesses...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mr. Kanjorski moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2873.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
June 15, 2009

Introduced in the House by John Campbell (R-Calif.)

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