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8–K Trading Gap Act of 2021

Banking and financial institutions regulation · Business records · Corporate finance and management
Sponsor
Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
D · MD
Key facts
Introduced: Jul 15, 2021
Chamber: Senate
Cosponsors: 0
Congress: 117th
Latest action · Apr 5, 2022
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.

Summary

8–K Trading Gap Act of 2021

This bill requires certain publicly traded companies to create policies reasonably designed to prevent executive officers and directors from trading their securities after a significant corporate event but before disclosing that event through a public filing. Certain companies required by regulation to adopt a code of ethics are exempt from this requirement.

Summary by Congressional Research Service.

Timeline

  1. Apr 5, 2022
    Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
  2. Apr 5, 2022
    Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-621.
  3. Jul 15, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  4. Jul 15, 2021
    Introduced in Senate

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