S2920-119

Introduced

To enhance civil penalties under the Federal securities laws, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Sep 19, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 2, adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 3. Penalties for recidivists Section 8A(g)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77h–1(g)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding, and adds or tightens a compliance mandate, delegation of rulemaking provision: 4. It relies on compliance mandates, definition changes, and delegation of rulemaking. The main policy areas are Finance and Environment.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Adds or tightens a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 2.
  • Adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 3. Penalties for recidivists Section 8A(g)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77h–1(g)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding...
  • Adds or tightens a compliance mandate, delegation of rulemaking provision: 4.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 2, adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 3. Penalties for recidivists Section 8A(g)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77h–1(g)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding, and adds or tightens a compliance mandate, delegation of rulemaking provision: 4.

Key Policy Areas

Finance, Environment

Primary Purpose

The bill adds or tightens a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 2, adds or tightens a compliance mandate provision: 3. Penalties for recidivists Section 8A(g)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77h–1(g)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding, and adds or tightens a compliance mandate, delegation of rulemaking provision: 4.

Policy Domains

Finance Environment

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 19, 2025

Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Grassley) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Finance Environment
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"third tier violation" §H38F688A4309344F9A3F085BBC1278B1F

a violation described in paragraph (1) that—(I)involved fraud, deceit, manipulation, or deliberate or reckless disregard of a regulatory requirement

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