The law › Title 15, Commerce and Trade › Chapter 2D

15 U.S.C. 80a-24: Registration of securities under Securities Act of 1933

Created in 1970 by Public Law 91-547. Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

6 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Securities and Exchange Commission (6).

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

1996National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996

1987Pub. L. 100-181

1970Pub. L. 91-547created it

15 U.S.C. 80a-24Registration of securities under Securities Act of 1933

(a)Registration statement; contents

(b)Filing of three copies of advertisement, pamphlet, etc. in connection with public offering; time of filing

(c)Additional requirement for prospectuses relating to periodic payment plan certificates or face-amount certificate

(d)Application of other provisions to securities of investment companies, face-amount certificate companies, and open-end companies or unit investment trust

(e)Amendment of registration statements relating to securities issued by face-amount certificate companies, open-end management companies or unit investment trusts

(f)Registration of indefinite amount of securities

(g)Additional prospectuses

This CongressBills that change it or would

None we track

past change
enacted this Congress
proposed

This Congress

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

How it got here

1996

Pub. L. 104–290, §203(a), substituted "For" for "(3) For", struck out "pursuant to this subsection or otherwise" before "shall be deemed the effective date of the registration statement", and struck out pars. (1) and (2) which read as follows: (National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996) Law text · (e)
Pub. L. 104–290, §203(b), inserted heading and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "In the case of securities issued by a face-amount certificate company or redeemable securities issued by an open-end management company or unit investment trust, which are … (National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996) Law text · (f)
Pub. L. 104–290, §204, added subsec. (g). (National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996) Law text · (g)

1987

Pub. L. 100–181 struck out ", except a security sold or disposed of by the issuer or bona fide offered to the public prior to the effective date of this subchapter and with respect to a security so sold, disposed of, or offered, shall not apply to any new offering thereof on or after t… · (d)

1970

Pub. L. 91–547, §13(a), substituted "section 4(3) of the Securities Act of 1933" for "the third clause of section 4(1) of the Securities Act of 1933" and struck out the comma before "if any". · (d)
Pub. L. 91–547, §13(b), added subsec. (f). · (f)

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.