S. 331: SAFE Markets Act
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S. 331: SAFE Markets Act
111th Congress · introduced 2009-01-27 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-01-27 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
SAFE Markets Act
Plain summary
Supplemental Anti-Fraud Enforcement for our Market Act or the SAFE Markets Act - Authorizes: (1) the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to hire an additional 500 agents who shall be dedicated to investigating violations of the law relating to the U.S. financial markets; (2) the Attorney General to hire an additional 50 Assistant United States Attorneys who shall be dedicated to prosecuting such violations; and (3) the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to hire 100 additional enforcement staff members who shall be dedicated to prosecuting such violations.
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Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · 12 cosponsors
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Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Words on this page, explained (1)
- Securities
- Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s331.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>
Record fed-us-cong111-s331 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111