H.R. 585 · 115th Congress
Investor Choice Act of 2017
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14 cosponsors · 14 D
11 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to prohibit a broker, dealer, funding portal, municipal-securities dealer, or investment adviser from entering into, modifying, or extending an agreement with a customer or client if that agreement: (1) mandates arbitration with respect to a future dispute between…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jan 17, 2017
Investor Choice Act of 2017
This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to prohibit a broker, dealer, funding portal, municipal-securities dealer, or investment adviser from entering into, modifying, or extending an agreement with a customer or client if that agreement: (1) mandates arbitration with respect to a future dispute between the parties; (2) restricts or limits the ability of the customer or client to select a forum for the resolution of such a dispute; or (3) restricts or limits the ability of the customer or client to pursue, in an individual capacity or on a class-action basis, a claim relating to such a dispute.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Investor Choice Act of 2017
Latest action (Jan 17, 2017): Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector · Origin: House · Introduced: Jan 17, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.