House bill · 104th Congress · Did not become law

Securities and Exchange Commission Authorization Act of 1996

H.R. 2972Introduced Feb 27, 1996Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Sponsor: Rep. Thomas Bliley R-VA

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 27, 1996
Committee actionMar 6, 1996
Passed HouseMar 12, 1996 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Mar 13, 1996 — Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2972.

Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 104-479 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on March 12, 1996.
Source: Congress.gov, reported March 12, 1996 ↗
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H.R. 2972, 104th Congress
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

12 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 3 Democrats

3 of 12 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.

Bill Archer (R-TX), John Dingell (D-MI), Jack Fields (R-TX), Daniel Frisa (R-NY), Paul Gillmor (R-OH), J. Hastert (R-IL), Scott Klug (R-WI), Edward Markey (D-MA), Michael Oxley (R-OH), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Bobby Rush (D-IL), W. Tauzin (R-LA).

More from the sponsor

Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Thomas Bliley.

Sponsor’s state and district

Virginia in Congress · VA-7 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.