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House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law

To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to reinstate the uptick rule on short sales of securities.

H.R. 302Introduced Jan 8, 2009Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Sponsor: Rep. Gary Ackerman D-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Jan 8, 2009 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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

20 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 12 Democrats

8 of 20 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.

Rick Boucher (D-VA), Paul Broun (R-GA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Nathan Deal (R-GA), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Jack Kingston (R-GA), Mark Kirk (R-IL), Ron Klein (D-FL), Christopher Lee (R-NY), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), Gary Peters (D-MI), David Scott (D-GA), Lee Terry (R-NE), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Anthony Weiner (D-NY), Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA).

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gary Ackerman.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-5 district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.