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H.R. 6517

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To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities.
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Committee
Latest Action · July 16, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Congress
110th (2007–2009)
Introduced
July 16, 2008
Cosponsors (6)
6D 0R
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Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to: (1) reinstate rule 10a-1 (the uptick rule) governing short sales of securities; (2) rescind the prohibition against applying certain price tests to short sales; and (3) reinstate price test restrictions that applied to short sales of securities prior to SEC action in a specified proceeding on June 28, 2007.

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