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15 U.S.C. 77f: Registration of securities

Created in 1965 by Public Law 89-289. Changed by 6 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

5 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 11 U.S.C. 548, 15 U.S.C. 77b, 15 U.S.C. 78m, 15 U.S.C. 78n, 15 U.S.C. 80a–24.

10 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Securities and Exchange Commission (10).

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2015

    • Pub. L. 114–94 substituted "15 days" for "21 days" and inserted at end "An issuer that was an emerging growth company at the time it submitted a confidential registration statement or, in lieu thereof, a publicly filed registration statement for review under this subsection but ceas… (Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act" or the "FAST Act) Law text · (e)

    2012

    • Pub. L. 112–106 added subsec. (e). (Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act) Law text · (e)

    2010

    • Pub. L. 111–203, §991(b)(1)(A)–(G), in par. (5), substituted "target fee" for "target offsetting" and, in par. (11)(A), substituted "Target fee" for "Target offsetting" in heading and table and "target fee" for "target offsetting" in introductory provisions, redesignated pars. (2), (5)… (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 111–203, §991(b)(1)(H), substituted "paragraph (2)." for "paragraph (5) or (6)." (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 111–203, §991(b)(1)(I), substituted "For each fiscal year" for "For each of the fiscal years 2003 through 2011" and "paragraph (1)" for "paragraph (2)". (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 111–203, §991(b)(1)(J), added par. (4). Former par. (4) struck out. (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 111–203, §991(b)(1)(K), substituted "August 31" for "April 30". (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 111–203, §991(b)(1)(L), substituted "each fiscal year" for "each of the fiscal years 2002 through 2011" in introductory provisions and, in table, added items for fiscal years 2012 to 2021 and each fiscal year thereafter. (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (b)

    2002

    • Pub. L. 107–123 added pars. (2) to (11) and struck out former pars. (2) to (5), which required fee payment, set out rates for general revenue and offsetting collection fees, and required pro rata rates for amounts and balances equal to less than $1,000,000. (Investor and Capital Markets Fee Relief Act) Law text · (b)

    1996

    • Pub. L. 104–290 inserted heading and amended text of subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "At the time of filing a registration statement the applicant shall pay to the Commission a fee of one-fiftieth of 1 per centum of the maximum aggregate price at which … (National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996) Law text · (b)

    1987

    • Pub. L. 100–181 struck out subsec. (e) which provided that no registration statement should be filed within the first 40 days following May 27, 1933. · (e)

    1965

    • Pub. L. 89–289 substituted "one-fiftieth" for "one one-hundredth" and "$100" for "$25". · (b)

    Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.