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Oppose
National Action
Keep shareholder reports accessible to all
Date: Fri, November 20, 2015
Consumer Action opposes a new regulation proposed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Rule 30e-3), which would eliminate the current default requirement for mutual funds to send shareholder reports and other important information to investors in paper form.
Support
National Legislation
S. 2044: Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015
Sponsor: John Thune (R-SD) on 2015-09-16
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s2044
Support
National Legislation
S 2235 : HANGUP (Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone Calls) Act
Sponsor: Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) on 11-04-2015
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s2235
Oppose
National Legislation
HR 3192: Homebuyers Assistance Act
Sponsor: French Hill [R-AR2] on 2015-07-23
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr3192
Oppose
National Legislation
HR 3189: Fed Oversight Reform and Modernization Act of 2015
Sponsor: Bill Huizenga [R-MI2] on 2015-07-23
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr3189
Oppose
National Legislation
HR 2577: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Sponsor: Mario Diaz-Balart [R-FL25] on 2015-05-27
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr2577
Oppose
National Legislation
HR 1941: Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act
Sponsor: Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA] on 2015-04-22
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr1941
Oppose
National Legislation
HR 1317 (amendment): Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Sponsor: Gwen Moore [D-WI4] on 2015-03-04
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr1317
Support
National Legislation
S 1773: Consumer Reporting Fairness Act of 2015
Sponsor: on
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s1773
Support
National Legislation
S 1773: Consumer Reporting Fairness Act of 2015
Sponsor: on
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s1773