Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act

Bill: 115-hr-3555
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11]
Introduced: 2017-07-28
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Securities
Latest action: action_date: 2018-08-03
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 681.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-07-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to&nbsp;exempt certain&nbsp;property of an exchange from regulation by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Specifically, the exemption applies to property not for the purpose of effecting or reporting a transaction on an exchange. </p>

action_date: 2018-08-03
action_desc: Reported to House with amendment(s)
text: <p><b>Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to adopt regulations interpreting the meaning of the term &quot;facility&quot; under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. (National exchange facilities are regulated by the SEC.)</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3555 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 28, 2017 Mr. Loudermilk (for himself, Mr. Meeks , Mr. Hultgren , Mr. David Scott of Georgia , and Mr. Zeldin ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide that the definition of a facility of an exchange does not apply to a line of business the purpose of which is not to effect or report a transaction on an exchange.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act . 2. Facility defined Section 3(a)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(2) ) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: for the purpose of effecting or reporting a transaction on an exchange. Such term does not include any premises or property, or the right to use any premises, property, or service, to the extent such premises or property is used with respect to, or such right relates to use with respect to, a line of business the purpose of which is not to effect or report a transaction on an exchange. .

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 681 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3555 [Report No. 115–883] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 28, 2017 Mr. Loudermilk (for himself, Mr. Meeks , Mr. Hultgren , Mr. David Scott of Georgia , and Mr. Zeldin ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services August 3, 2018 Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 28, 2017 A BILL To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide that the definition of a facility of an exchange does not apply to a line of business the purpose of which is not to effect or report a transaction on an exchange.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act . 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) Over time, national securities exchanges have expanded their businesses beyond listings and trading to include the sale of additional products and services to their members and listed companies. (2) The Securities and Exchange Commission should be transparent in its interpretation of the term facility in section 3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78c(a) ). 3. Facility defined (a) In general Not later than 360 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission ) shall adopt regulations to further interpret the term facility under section 3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such regulations shall set forth the facts and circumstances the Commission considers when determining whether any premises or property, or the right to use any premises, property, or service is or is not a facility of an exchange. (b) Application to proposed rules The Commission shall apply the facts and circumstances set forth in the regulations issued pursuant to subsection (a) in determining whether any proposed rule is or is not required to be submitted as a proposed rule filing pursuant to section 19 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations issued thereunder.

Amend the title so as to read: A bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue regulations to further interpret the term facility under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. .

August 3, 2018 Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed