H.R. 6517 · 110th Congress
To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Gary Ackerman
- Introduced
- 2008-07-16
- Latest action
- 2008-07-16 · Introduced in House
Summary
Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to: (1) reinstate rule 10a-1 (the uptick rule) governing short sales of securities; (2) rescind the prohibition against applying certain price tests to short sales; and (3) reinstate price test restrictions that applied to short sales of securities prior to SEC action in a specified proceeding on June 28, 2007.