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.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 8, 2009
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- Passed Senate—
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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.
- H.Res. 1359 (111th) Calling for the immediate and unconditional release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who is held captive by Hamas, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 4356 (111th) Downed Animal and Food Safety Protection Act
- H.R. 615 (111th) Antifreeze Bittering Act of 2009
- H.R. 5032 (111th) Ponzi Scheme Investor Protection Act of 2010
- H.R. 5718 (111th) Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act
- H.R. 1389 (111th) Fraudulent Tax Relief Act of 2009
Sponsor’s state and district
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.