H.R. 2534 · 116th Congress
Insider Trading Prohibition Act
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- House Introduced May 7, 2019
- House Passed Dec 5, 2019 410–13
This bill generally provides statutory authority for the prohibition against securities trading, as well as related communications to others, by a person aware of material, nonpublic information.
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House · Dec 5, 2019
Insider Trading Prohibition Act
This bill generally provides statutory authority for the prohibition against securities trading, as well as related communications to others, by a person aware of material, nonpublic information. The bill further provides, for purposes of establishing a violation of this prohibition, that it is not necessary for such a person to know specifically how such information was obtained or whether a personal benefit was paid or promised.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
Votes to become law
About this bill and sources
Official title: Insider Trading Prohibition Act
Latest action (Dec 9, 2019): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector · Origin: House · Introduced: May 7, 2019
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- House Introduced May 7, 2019
- House Passed Dec 5, 2019 410–13
Final vote · House · Dec 5, 2019
Passage — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Nancy Pelosi