United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2873 (111th)
Enhanced S.E.C. Enforcement Authority Act
Introduced
15 June 2009
Last action
3 December 2009 · Introduced
Status
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sponsors
Rep. Campbell, John [R-CA-45]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
7 April 2025
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 or the production of documents or tangible things (or both) may be served in any other district (thus granting the SEC nationwide service of process). States that such subpoenas may be served and enforced without application to the court or a showing of cause.
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Timeline
15 June 2009
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Source: IntroReferral
15 June 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 June 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 December 2009
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
2 December 2009
Passed
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H13404)
Source: Floor
2 December 2009
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H13404)
Source: Floor
2 December 2009
Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2873.
Source: Floor
2 December 2009
Floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H13404-13405)
Source: Floor
2 December 2009
Floor
Mr. Kanjorski moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Source: Floor
3 December 2009
Introduced
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Referred in Senate · 3 December 2009 · Official file
- Engrossed in House · 2 December 2009 · Official file
- Introduced in House · 15 June 2009 · Official file
Documents
8 official files
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 3 December 2009
Referred in Senate (PDF)
Referred in Senate · EN · 3 December 2009
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 2 December 2009
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 2 December 2009
Passed House amended
summary · EN · 2 December 2009
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 15 June 2009
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 15 June 2009
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 15 June 2009
Sponsors
- Rep. Campbell, John [R-CA-45] · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/2873
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/2873
- us · 111-hr-2873 · source updated 7 April 2025