H.R. 4235: Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2012
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H.R. 4235: Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2012
112th Congress · introduced 2012-03-21 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 112-471, Part I.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2012-03-21 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Dold, Robert J. [R-IL-10] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2012
Plain summary
Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2012 - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act, with respect to derivatives clearing organizations and swap data repositories, to repeal the prerequisite that, before the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) may share information with specified regulatory agencies, such agencies must agree to indemnify the CFTC for expenses arising from litigation relating to information so provided. Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal similarly the prerequisite that, before a security-based swap data repository may share information with specified regulatory entities, such entities must agree to indemnify both such repository and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for expenses arising from litigation relating to information so provided.
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Official text
Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2012
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House amended, Part I)
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Sponsor: Rep. Dold, Robert J. [R-IL-10] · 40 cosponsors
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Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), James A. Himes (D-CT), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
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- Securities
- Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House amended, Part I)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr4235.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr4235 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112