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H.R. 910: Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017

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H.R. 910: Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-02-07 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-02-07 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 237 (2017): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR910 (2017-05-01), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017

Plain summary

Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to establish and implement a "safe harbor" for certain investment fund research reports published by brokers and dealers. Such reports shall be deemed not to be "offers" under specified provisions of securities law, even if the broker or dealer participates in the registered offering of the investment fund's securities. In implementing the safe harbor, the SEC must prohibit a self-regulatory organization from maintaining or enforcing a rule that would prevent a member from: (1) publishing or distributing a covered investment fund research report solely because the member is also participating in a registered offering of the fund, or (2) participating in a registered offering of a covered investment fund solely because the member has published a research report about the fund. The bill restricts the SEC from conditioning the safe harbor upon specified requirements.

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Official text

Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] · 6 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 910, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 (2017-03-30)

Cosponsors on this site

Bill Foster (D-IL), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Brad Sherman (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] reported raising $5.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

Recorded votes

Words on this page, explained (3)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr910 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115