H.R. 7127

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7127 Reported in House (RH)] <DOC> Union Calendar No. 493 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7127 [Report No. 119-573] To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to exempt off-exchange secondary trading from State regulation where such trading is with respect to securities of an issuer that makes publicly available certain current information, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 16, 2026 Mr. Meuser introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services March 25, 2026 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 16, 2026] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to exempt off-exchange secondary trading from State regulation where such trading is with respect to securities of an issuer that makes publicly available certain current information, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Restoring the Secondary Trading Market Act''. SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FROM STATE REGULATION. Section 18(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77r(a)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or'' at the end; (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; or''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(4) shall directly or indirectly prohibit, limit, or impose any conditions upon the off-exchange secondary trading (as such term is defined by the Commission) in securities of an issuer that makes current information publicly available, including-- ``(A) the information required in the periodic and current reports described under paragraph (b) of section 230.257 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations; or ``(B) the documents and information specified in paragraph (b) of section 15c2-11 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations.''. Union Calendar No. 493 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7127 [Report No. 119-573] _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to exempt off-exchange secondary trading from State regulation where such trading is with respect to securities of an issuer that makes publicly available certain current information, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ March 25, 2026 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed