HR 2308 · 112th Congress · Finance and Financial Sector

SEC Regulatory Accountability Act

Introduced 2011-06-23· Sponsored by Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 317.(2012-04-25)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] SEC Regulatory Accountability Act - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), before promulgating a regulation or issuing any order, to: (1) identify the nature and significance of the problem that the proposed regulation is designed to address in order to assess whether any new regulation is warranted; (2) use the Office of the Chief Economist to assess the costs and benefits of the intended regulation and adopt it only on a determination that its benefits justify the costs; and (3) ensure that any regulation is accessible, consistent, written in plain language, and easy to understand. Directs the SEC to review its regulations and orders periodically to determine their efficacy and whether to modify or repeal them.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 2308, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act

Apr 5, 2012

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Resources on February 16, 2012

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Cosponsors (19)

19 Republicans