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SEC Reform & Restructuring

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Evidence log

2026-07-21 — Thrivent Financial for Lutherans v. SEC: 2026-07-21 — Thrivent Financial for Lutherans v. SEC: The D.C. Circuit issued an opinion in Thrivent Financial for Lutherans v. SEC resolving a challenge to SEC regulatory authority — a judicial constraint on Commission action that runs parallel to the statutory restructuring pursued by HR9329. (novelty: 3)
2025-01-07 — SEC Act of 2025: Parallel legislative constraint on SEC enforcement: the SEC Act of 2025 would require violations sharing a common cause, the same misstatement or omission, or a continuing compliance failure to be counted as a single violation for civil penalty purposes — narrowing the Commission’s ability to stack per-violation penalties, complementing the broader statutory reform posture of HR9329. (novelty: 3)
2026-06-29 — Trump v. Slaughter: Parallel constitutional development: Trump v. Slaughter, addressing the President’s removal of FTC Commissioners without statutory cause and the continued validity of Humphrey’s Executor, could reshape the independence of the SEC and other multi-member commissions independent of any statutory restructuring pursued by HR9329. (novelty: 5)
2026-05-07 — Semiannual Reporting: Parallel SEC deregulatory rulemaking: the Commission proposed allowing companies to file semiannual reports on a new Form 10-S in place of quarterly Form 10-Q filings — a disclosure-frequency reduction that complements the broader statutory restructuring direction of HR9329. (novelty: 3) (novelty: 3)
2025-03-26 — ESG Act of 2025: Parallel legislative constraint on SEC-administered conduct standards: the ESG Act of 2025 would statutorily require broker-dealers and investment advisers to ground best-interest determinations in pecuniary factors unless the client directs otherwise — narrowing the substantive content of Reg BI and the Advisers Act fiduciary duty in a manner aligned with the broader deregulatory/anti-ESG posture animating HR9329. (novelty: 3)
2026-03-19 — Public Company Advisory Committee Act of 2026: Parallel SEC governance legislation: HR6967 would create a Public Company Advisory Committee within the SEC to advise on regulatory priorities, corporate governance, proxy processes, and public reporting — an institutional add-on that complements (rather than restructures) the Commission’s advisory apparatus alongside the broader HR9329 restructuring effort. (novelty: 2)
2025-05-14 — To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require certain disclosures by institutional investment managers in connection with proxy advisory firms, and for other purposes.: Parallel securities disclosure legislation: HR3402 would amend the Exchange Act to require institutional investment managers using proxy advisory firms to annually disclose voting records, alignment with proxy firm recommendations, and certify votes served shareholders’ best economic interests — a targeted disclosure mandate rather than the broader agency restructuring pursued by HR9329. (novelty: 2)
2026-05-21 — Rescission of Policy Regarding Denials in Settlements of Enforcement Actions: cross-connection with sec-settlement-no-deny-policy-rescission: The rescission is part of broader SEC reform and restructuring of enforcement and procedural practices. (novelty: 2)
2026-05-21 — Enhancement of Emerging Growth Company Accommodations and Simplification of Filer Status for Reporting Companies: Parallel SEC administrative action: the Commission proposed to consolidate Exchange Act filer statuses into two categories, raise large accelerated filer thresholds, and expand EGC accommodations — another rulemaking-level deregulatory move that complements the statutory restructuring pursued by HR9329. (novelty: 3)
2026-05-22 — Restoring Integrity to America’s Financial System: A presidential executive order titled ‘Restoring Integrity to America’s Financial System’ directs executive-branch action on financial oversight, potentially reinforcing the deregulatory and restructuring direction reflected in HR9329 though acting through executive rather than statutory channels. (novelty: 2)
2026-05-26 — Registered Offering Reform: 2026 — Registered Offering Reform (citation removed): The SEC proposed expanding Form S-3 shelf and WKSI eligibility, modernizing Form S-1 incorporation by reference, and preempting state securities registration for all registered offerings — a parallel administrative deregulatory move complementing the statutory restructuring effort. (novelty: 3) (novelty: 3)
2026-06-03 — Rescission of Climate-Related Disclosure Rules: Parallel SEC deregulatory action: the Commission proposed to rescind its 2024 climate-related disclosure rules, illustrating the broader retrenchment of SEC rulemaking that the Reform & Restructuring Act would codify at the statutory level. (novelty: 3)
2026-06-30 — SEC Reform and Restructuring Act: HR9329 (119th Congress), the SEC Reform and Restructuring Act, was ordered to be reported as amended by the House committee on a 28-23 vote on June 30, 2026 — advancing the bill out of committee but not yet passed by either chamber. (novelty: 3)