H.R. 3701 · 116th Congress

Strengthening Fraud Protection Provisions for SEC Enforcement Act of 2019

Stage
Reported from committee
Introduced
2019-07-11
Latest action
2020-02-21 · Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 116-399.

Summary

Strengthening Fraud Protection Provisions for SEC Enforcement Act of 2019

This bill establishes a 10-year statute of limitations for an action or proceeding by the Securities and Exchange Commission for a civil monetary penalty.

The statute of limitations is tolled any time an alleged violator is either absent from the United States or has no reasonably ascertainable place of abode or work within the United States.