SEC Act of 2025
U.S. Congress · HR216 ·
What the bill says
Introduced 2025-01-07. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Summary (plain-language)
Securities Enforcement Clarity Act of 2025 or the SEC Act of 2025 This bill specifies when separate occurrences of securities law violations must be considered as a single violation for purposes of calculating penalties. Specifically, separate occurrences must be counted as a single violation when the acts in question are the result of (1) a common or a substantially overlapping cause, (2) the same misstatement or omission, or (3) a continuing failure to comply. The bill applies to various violations of securities law, including those involving the registration, offer, and sale of securities; and the conduct of brokers, dealers, and investment advisers.
Sponsors
- Pete Sessions (primary)
Text versions
- Introduced in House — 2025-01-07 — XML
What analysts say
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What politicians say
No linked claims or utterances yet — no one on record has cited this measure to justify a public argument.
Action History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-01-07 | Introduced in House |
| 2025-01-07 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. |
Lobbying on this bill
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Honesty note: each filer below disclosed lobbying on this bill — that much the filing tells us. But the dollar figure is their total lobbying spend for the whole quarter across all their issues, not the amount spent on this bill, and the filing never says whether they supported or opposed it.
| Registrant (lobbying firm) | Client | Period | Reported quarterly amount | Extraction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIGITAL CURRENCY GROUP | DIGITAL CURRENCY GROUP | Q2 2026 | $410,000 | |
| DIGITAL CURRENCY GROUP | DIGITAL CURRENCY GROUP | Q1 2026 | $380,000 |
Source: Senate LDA filings.