United States · Bill · S
S. 817 (117th)
Wall Street Tax Act of 2021
Introduced
18 March 2021
Last action
18 March 2021 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Wall Street Tax Act of 2021 This bill imposes a 0.1% excise tax on certain purchases of stocks, bonds, and derivatives. The tax applies to the purchase of a security if (1) such purchase occurs on, or is subject to the rules of, a qualified board or exchange located in the United States; or (2) the purchaser or seller is a U.S. person. The tax applies to transactions with respect to a derivative if (1) the derivative is traded on, or is subject to the rules of, a qualified board or exchange located in the United States; or (2) any party with rights under the derivative is a U.S. person. The bill exempts from such tax (1) initial issues of securities; and (2) any note, bond, debenture, or other evidence of indebtedness which is traded on or is subject to the rules of, a qualified board or exchange located in the United States, and has a fixed maturity of not more than 100 days. The tax applies to transactions by a controlled foreign corporation and must be paid by its U.S. shareholders.
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Timeline
18 March 2021
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
18 March 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 18 March 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- · ssfi00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Wall Street Tax Act of 2023
- related to → Wall Street Tax Act of 2021
- related to ← Wall Street Tax Act of 2019
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/817
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/817
- us · 117-s-817 · source updated 5 December 2025