House Bill 6339
116th Congress(2019-2020)
To temporarily ban stock buybacks until the impact of COVID-19 on the American financial system has ended.
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 23, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
6339
Congress
116
Policy Area
Finance and Financial Sector
Finance and Financial Sector
Primary focus of measure is U.S. banking and financial institutions regulation; consumer credit; bankruptcy and debt collection; financial services and investments; insurance; securities; real estate transactions; currency. Measures concerning financial crimes may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement. Measures concerning business and corporate finance may fall under Commerce policy area. Measures concerning international banking may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
This bill prohibits an issuer of securities from purchasing their own securities during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period and for 120 days thereafter. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may terminate the ban before the end of this period if the SEC (1) determines doing so is in the public interest, and (2) provides notice.
March 23, 2020
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03/23/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
03/23/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2022 11:17:27 PM