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15 U.S.C. 77v: Jurisdiction of offenses and suits

Created in 1970 by Public Law 91-452. Changed by 3 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 15 U.S.C. 77t, 15 U.S.C. 77vvv.

1 part of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Securities and Exchange Commission (1).

This Congress

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

    How it got here

    2010

    • Pub. L. 111–203, §929E(a), inserted after second sentence "In any action or proceeding instituted by the Commission under this subchapter in a United States district court for any judicial district, a subpoena issued to compel the attendance of a witness or the production of documents … (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (a)
    • Pub. L. 111–203, §929P(b)(1), added subsec. (c). (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) Law text · (c)

    1998

    • Pub. L. 105–353 inserted "except as provided in section 77p of this title with respect to covered class actions," after "Territorial courts," in first sentence and substituted "Except as provided in section 77p(c) of this title, no case" for "No case" in penultimate sentence. (Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998) Law text · (a)

    1987

    • Pub. L. 100–181 substituted "United States and" for "United States, the", struck out ", and the United States District Court for the District of Columbia" after "Territory", and substituted "sections 1254, 1291, 1292, and 1294 of title 28" for "sections 128 and 240 of the Judicial Code… · (a)

    1970

    • Pub. L. 91–452 struck out subsec. (c) which related to immunity from prosecution of any individual compelled to testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, after claiming his privilege against self-incrimination. · (c)

    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.