End Congressional Stock Market Abuse Act of 2017

Summary

End Congressional Stock Market Abuse Act of 2017 This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit Members of Congress, in securities transactions, from receiving a discounted purchase price or a premium sales price. This prohibition shall not apply if the Member of Congress reasonably believes that the discount or premium was obtained in a manner generally available to the public.

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Timeline

1. 9 February 2017

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 9 February 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 9 February 2017 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 9 February 2017

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
• Bernie Sanders · I · Sponsor
• Ron Wyden · D · Sponsor
• Christopher Murphy · D · Cosponsor
• · ssbk00 · Standing

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