This index of the SEC’s rulemaking activity can be filtered by year, status (proposed or final), or division/office that recommended the rulemaking to the Commission.

Twice a year under the Regulatory Flexibility Act, the SEC is required to publish an agenda identifying rules that the agency estimates it may consider in the next 12 months. View the latest SEC RegFlex agenda.

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Issue Date File Number Rulemaking Status
S7-14-19 Publication or Submission of Quotations Without Specified Information
Trading and Markets
Concept Release
Publication or Submission of Quotations Without Specified Information
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S7-08-19 Concept Release on Harmonization of Securities Offering Exemptions
Corporation Finance, Trading and Markets, Investment Management
Concept Release
Concept Release on Harmonization of Securities Offering Exemptions
S7-18-18 Concept Release on Compensatory Securities Offerings and Sales
Corporation Finance
Concept Release
Concept Release on Compensatory Securities Offerings and Sales
S7-06-16 Business and Financial Disclosure Required by Regulation S-K
Corporation Finance
Concept Release
Business and Financial Disclosure Required by Regulation S-K
S7-27-15 Transfer Agent Regulations; Extension of Comment Period
Trading and Markets
Concept Release
Transfer Agent Regulations
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S7-13-15 Possible Revisions To Audit Committee Disclosures
Chief Accountant, Corporation Finance
Concept Release
Possible Revisions To Audit Committee Disclosures
S7-35-11 Treatment of Asset-Backed Issuers Under the Investment Company Act
Investment Management
Concept Release
Treatment of Asset-Backed Issuers Under the Investment Company Act
S7-34-11 Companies Engaged in the Business of Acquiring Mortgages and Mortgage-Related Instruments
Investment Management
Concept Release
Companies Engaged in the Business of Acquiring Mortgages and Mortgage-Related Instruments
S7-33-11 Use of Derivatives by Investment Companies Under the Investment Company Act of 1940
Investment Management
Concept Release
Use of Derivatives by Investment Companies Under the Investment Company Act of 1940
S7-16-10 Definitions Contained in Title VII of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Trading and Markets
Concept Release
Definitions Contained in Title VII of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
S7-14-10 Concept Release on the U.S. Proxy System
Corporation Finance
Concept Release
Concept Release on the U.S. Proxy System
S7-02-10 Concept Release on Equity Market Structure
Trading and Markets
Concept Release
Concept Release on Equity Market Structure
S7-25-09 Concept Release on Possible Rescission of Rule 436(g) Under The Securities Act of 1933
Corporation Finance
Concept Release
Concept Release on Possible Rescission of Rule 436(g) Under the Securities Act of 1933
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S7-25-09 Concept Release on Possible Rescission of Rule 436(g) Under The Securities Act of 1933
Corporation Finance
Concept Release
Concept Release on Possible Rescission of Rule 436(g) Under The Securities Act of 1933
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S7-29-07 Concept Release on Possible Revisions to the Disclosure Requirements Relating to Oil and Gas Reserves
Concept Release
Concept Release on Possible Revisions to the Disclosure Requirements Relating to Oil and Gas Reserves
S7-27-07 Concept Release on Mechanisms To Access Disclosures Relating to Business Activities in or With Countries Designated as State Sponsors of Terrorism
Concept Release
Concept Release on Mechanisms To Access Disclosures Relating to Business Activities in or With Countries Designated as State Sponsors of Terrorism
S7-20-07 Concept Release on Allowing U.S. Issuers To Prepare Financial Statements in Accordance With International Financial Reporting Standards
Concept Release
Concept Release on Allowing U.S. Issuers to Prepare Financial Statements in Accordance With International Financial Reporting Standards
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S7-20-07 Concept Release on Allowing U.S. Issuers To Prepare Financial Statements in Accordance With International Financial Reporting Standards
Concept Release
Concept Release on Allowing U.S. Issuers To Prepare Financial Statements in Accordance With International Financial Reporting Standards
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S7-11-06 Concept Release Concerning Management's Reports on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Concept Release
Concept Release Concerning Management's Reports on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
S7-40-04 Concept Release Concerning Self-Regulation
Concept Release
Concept Release Concerning Self-Regulation
S7-36-04 Enhancing Commission Filings Through the Use of Tagged Data
Concept Release
Enhancing Commission Filings Through the Use of Tagged Data
S7-13-04 Securities Transactions Settlement
Concept Release
Securities Transactions Settlement
S7-07-04 Competitive Developments in the Options Markets
Concept Release
Competitive Developments in the Options Markets
S7-30-03 Interagency Proposal to Consider Alternative Forms of Privacy Notices Under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
Concept Release
Interagency Proposal to Consider Alternative Forms of Privacy Notices Under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
S7-29-03 Request for Comments on Measures To Improve Disclosure of Mutual Fund Transaction Costs
Concept Release
Request for Comments on Measures To Improve Disclosure of Mutual Fund Transaction Costs
S7-12-03 Rating Agencies and the Use of Credit Ratings Under the Federal Securities Laws
Concept Release
Rating Agencies and the Use of Credit Ratings Under the Federal Securities Laws
S7-11-03 Request for Comment on Nasdaq Petition Relating to the Regulation of Nasdaq-Listed Securities
Concept Release
Request for Comment on Nasdaq Petition Relating to the Regulation of Nasdaq-Listed Securities
S7-07-03 Request for Comment on the NYSE Petition Relating to Participant Fee Exemptions
Concept Release
Request for Comment on the NYSE Petition Relating to Participant Fee Exemptions
S7-32-02 Draft Interagency White Paper on Sound Practices to Strengthen the Resilience of the U.S. Financial System
Concept Release
Draft Interagency White Paper on Sound Practices to Strengthen the Resilience of the U.S. Financial System
S7-15-02 Interagency White Paper on Structural Change in the Settlement of Government Securities: Issues and Options
Concept Release
Interagency White Paper on Structural Change in the Settlement of Government Securities: Issues and Options
S7-20-01 Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Funds
Concept Release
Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Funds
S7-14-01 Request for Comment on the Effects of Decimal Trading in Subpennies; Extension of Comment Period
Concept Release
Request for Comment on the Effects of Decimal Trading in Subpennies; Extension of Comment Period
S7-14-01 Request for Comment on the Effects of Decimal Trading in Subpennies
Concept Release
Request for Comment on the Effects of Decimal Trading in Subpennies
S7-04-00 International Accounting Standards
Concept Release
International Accounting Standards
S7-30-99 Registered Public-Utility Holding Companies and Internationalization
Concept Release
Registered Public-Utility Holding Companies and Internationalization
S7-28-99 Regulation of Market Information Fees and Revenues
Concept Release
Regulation of Market Information Fees and Revenues
S7-24-99 Short Sales
Concept Release
Short Sales
S7-30-97, S7-31-97, S7-32-97 OTC Derivatives Dealers; Correction
Concept Release
OTC Derivatives Dealers, Net Capital Rule
S7-32-97 OTC Derivatives Dealers; Correction
Concept Release
Net Capital Rule
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S7-22-97 Equity Index Insurance Products
Concept Release
Equity Index Insurance Products
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S7-22-97 Equity Index Insurance Products
Concept Release
Equity Index Insurance Products
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S7-16-97 Regulation of Exchanges
Concept Release
Regulation of Exchanges
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S7-16-97 Regulation of Exchanges
Concept Release
Regulation of Exchanges
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S7-19-96 Securities Act Concepts and Their Effects on Capital Formation
Concept Release
Securities Act Concepts and Their Effects on Capital Formation
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S7-19-96 Securities Act Concepts and Their Effects on Capital Formation
Concept Release
Securities Act Concepts and Their Effects on Capital Formation
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S7-10-95 Improving Descriptions of Risk by Mutual Funds and Other Investment Companies
Concept Release
Improving Descriptions of Risk by Mutual Funds and Other Investment Companies
S7-34-94 Transfer Agents Operating Direct Registration System
Concept Release
Transfer Agents Operating Direct Registration System
S7-32-94 Request for Comments on Modernization of the Regulation of Public-Utility Holding Companies
Concept Release
Request for Comments on Modernization of the Regulation of Public-Utility Holding Companies
S7-29-94 Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements
Concept Release
Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements

Last Reviewed or Updated: June 28, 2024