legislation: 96-hr-6831
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| 96-hr-6831 | 96 | hr | 6831 | A bill to amend the Securities Investor Protection Act to increase the amount of protection available under such Act to customers of brokers and dealers. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1980-03-17 | 1980-03-17 | Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. | House | Rep. Staggers, Harley O. [D-WV-2] | WV | D | S000778 | 3 | Amends the Securities Investor Protection Act to increase from $100,000 to $500,000 the maximum amount which the Securities Investor Protection Corporation may distribute to a customer in the liquidation of a broker-dealer. Permits up to $100,000 of such amount (presently, $40,000) to be used to satisfy a claim for cash. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z |