H.R. 7732: Strengthening the Office of the Investor Advocate Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-05-12 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 22.

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-05-12 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Strengthening the Office of the Investor Advocate Act

Plain summary

Strengthening the Office of the Investor Advocate Act This bill revises provisions governing the Office of the Investor Advocate at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Specifically, the bill expands who may serve as the Investor Advocate, provides that the Investor Advocate may only be removed by the chair of the SEC and may not be removed for advocating policies contrary to the chair or any commissioner, allows the office to publish the results of investor research and testing without review from the SEC, and establishes a budget request process for the office separate from the SEC.

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Official text

Strengthening the Office of the Investor Advocate Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 7732, Strengthening the Office of the Investor Advocate Act (2022-11-17)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] reported raising $1.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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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).
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 House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr7732.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr7732 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117