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- H.R.3848
H.R.3848: Stop Wall Street Looting Act
About This Bill
- Introduced July 18, 2019
- Latest Major Action Aug. 12, 2019
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
17 (All Democrats)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - July 18, 2019
Bill Summary
Stop Wall Street Looting Act This bill generally revises provisions related to the regulation of private equity funds. Among other things, the bill increases financial and legal liability for these funds in the event of certain violations of law, gives employee compensation higher priority in bankruptcies, and generally prohibits the payment of dividends for two years from an acquired asset firm to a private equity fund. The bill...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Aug. 12, 2019 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
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| July 18, 2019 |
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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| July 18, 2019 |
Introduced in the House by Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) |