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15 U.S.C. 77s: Special powers of Commission

Created in 1976 by Public Law 94-210. Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

4 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 15 U.S.C. 7201, 15 U.S.C. 7218, 15 U.S.C. 7219, 15 U.S.C. 7220.

23 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Securities and Exchange Commission (23).

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2010

    • Pub. L. 111–203, §985(a)(3), which directed substitution of "in paragraph (1) or (3)" for "in paragraph (1) of (3)", could not be executed because the phrase "in paragraph (1) of (3)" did not appear. (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (d)
    • Pub. L. 111–203, §912, added subsecs. (e) and (f). (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (e), (f)
    • Pub. L. 111–203, §978(a), added subsec. (g). (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (g)

    2002

    • Pub. L. 107–204 added subsec. (b) and redesignated former subsecs. (b) and (c) as (c) and (d), respectively. (Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) Law text · (b), (c), (d)

    1987

    • Pub. L. 100–181 added par. (6). · (c)

    1980

    • Pub. L. 96–477 added subsec. (c). · (c)

    1976

    • Pub. L. 94–210 struck out provisions relating to rules and regulations applicable to any common carrier subject to the provisions of section 20 of title 49. · (a)

    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.