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.

Issue Date File Number Rulemaking Status
S7-19-98 Options Disclosure Document
Final Rule
Options Disclosure Document
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S7-23-01 Defining the Term "Qualified Purchaser" Under the Securities Act of 1933
Proposed Rule
Defining the Term "Qualified Purchaser" Under the Securities Act of 1933
S7-22-01 Custody of Investment Company Assets With a Securities Depository
Proposed Rule
Custody of Investment Company Assets With a Securities Depository
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S7-20-01 Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Funds
Concept Release
Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Funds
S7-21-01 Investment Company Mergers
Proposed Rule
Investment Company Mergers
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S7-17-01 Customer Margin Rules Relating to Security Futures
Proposed Rule
Customer Margin Rules Relating to Security Futures; Applicability of CFTC and SEC Customer Protection, Recordkeeping, Reporting, and Bankruptcy Rules and the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 to Accounts Holding Security Futures Products
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S7-26-98 Books and Records Requirements for Brokers and Dealers Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Final Rule
Books and Records Requirements for Brokers and Dealers Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
SR-NSCC-2001-14, SR-NYSE-2001-42 Certifications and Exemptions Under the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972; Amendment
Final Rule
Certifications and Exemptions Under the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972; Amendment
S7-18-01 Mandated EDGAR Filing For Foreign Issuers
Proposed Rule
Mandated EDGAR Filing for Foreign Issuers
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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
S7-09-00 Disclosure of Mutual Fund After-Tax Returns
Final Rule
Disclosure of Mutual Fund After-Tax Returns; Extension of Compliance Date
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S7-17-00 Firm Quote and Trade-Through Disclosure Rules for Options
Final Rule
Firm Quote and Trade-Through Disclosure Rules for Options
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S7-17-01 Applicability of CFTC and SEC Customer Protection, Recordkeeping, Reporting, and Bankruptcy Rules and the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 to Accounts Holding Security Futures Products
Proposed Rule
Applicability of CFTC and SEC Customer Protection, Recordkeeping, Reporting, and Bankruptcy Rules and the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970 to Accounts Holding Security Futures Products
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S7-16-01, 1-9641 Customer Margin Rules Relating to Security Futures
Proposed Rule
Customer Margin Rules Relating to Security Futures
Adoption of Updated EDGAR Filer Manual
EDGAR Business Office
Final Rule
Adoption of Updated EDGAR Filer Manual
Calculation of Average Weekly Trading Volume Under Rule 144 and Termination of a Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan
Interpretive Release
Calculation of Average Weekly Trading Volume Under Rule 144 and Termination of a Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan
Bookkeeping Services Provided by Auditors To Audit Clients in Emergency or Other Unusual Situations
Interpretive Release
Bookkeeping Services Provided by Auditors To Audit Clients in Emergency or Other Unusual Situations
S7-15-01 Cash Settlement and Regulatory Halt Requirements for Security Futures Products
Proposed Rule
Cash Settlement and Regulatory Halt Requirements for Security Futures Products
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S7-13-01 Registration of Broker-Dealers Pursuant to Section 15(b)(11) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Final Rule
Registration of Broker-Dealers Pursuant to Section 15(b)(11) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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S7-11-01 Method for Determining Market Capitalization and Dollar Value of Average Daily Trading Volume; Application of the Definition of Narrow-Based Security Index; Joint Final Rule
Final Rule
Method for Determining Market Capitalization and Dollar Value of Average Daily Trading Volume; Application of the Definition of Narrow-Based Security Index; Joint Final Rule
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Delegation of Authority to the Director of the Division of Market Regulation
Final Rule
Delegation of Authority to the Director of the Division of Market Regulation
S7-10-01 Registration of National Securities Exchanges Pursuant to Section 6(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Proposed Rule Changes of Certain National Securities Exchanges and Limited Purpose National Securities Associations
Final Rule
Registration of National Securities Exchanges Pursuant to Section 6(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Proposed Rule Changes of Certain National Securities Exchanges and Limited Purpose National Securities Associations
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Adoption of Updated EDGAR Filer Manual
EDGAR Business Office
Final Rule
Adoption of Updated EDGAR Filer Manual
Delegation of Authority to the Director of the Division of Market Regulation
Final Rule
Delegation of Authority to the Director of the Division of Market Regulation
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
S7-21-99 Treatment of Repurchase Agreements and Refunded Securities as an Acquisition of the Underlying Securities
Final Rule
Treatment of Repurchase Agreements and Refunded Securities as an Acquisition of the Underlying Securities
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S7-12-00 Electronic Submission of Securities Transaction Information by Exchange Members, Brokers, and Dealers
Final Rule
Electronic Submission of Securities Transaction Information by Exchange Members, Brokers, and Dealers
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S7-11-01 Method for Determining Market Capitalization and Dollar Value of Average Daily Trading Volume; Application of the Definition of Narrow-Based Security Index; Joint Final Rule
Proposed Rule
Method for Determining Market Capitalization and Dollar Value of Average Daily Trading Volume; Application of the Definition of Narrow-Based Security Index
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S7-13-01 Registration of Broker-Dealers Pursuant to Section 15(b)(11) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Proposed Rule
Registration of Broker-Dealers Pursuant to Section 15(b)(11) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Application of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act To Record Retention Requirements Pertaining to Issuers Under the Securities Act of 1933, Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Regulation S-T
Interpretive Release
Application of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act To Record Retention Requirements Pertaining to Issuers Under the Securities Act of 1933, Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Regulation S-T
S7-03-99 International Disclosure Standards; Correction
Final Rule
International Disclosure Standards; Correction
Delegation of Authority to the Director of the Division of Market Regulation
Final Rule
Delegation of Authority to the Director of the Division of Market Regulation
S7-06-01 Electronic Recordkeeping by Investment Companies and Investment Advisers; Correction
Final Rule
Electronic Recordkeeping by Investment Companies and Investment Advisers; Correction
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S7-07-01 Electronic Recordkeeping by Public Utility Holding Companies
Final Rule
Electronic Recordkeeping by Public Utility Holding Companies
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S7-12-01 Definition of Terms in and Specific Exemptions for Banks, Savings Associations, and Savings Banks Under Sections 3(a)(4) and 3(a)(5) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Final Rule
Definition of Terms in and Specific Exemptions for Banks, Savings Associations, and Savings Banks Under Sections 3(a)(4) and 3(a)(5) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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S7-11-01 Method for Determining Market Capitalization and Dollar Value of Average Daily Trading Volume; Application of the Definition of Narrow-Based Security Index; Joint Final Rule
Proposed Rule
Method for Determining Market Capitalization and Dollar Value of Average Daily Trading Volume; Application of the Definition of Narrow-Based Security Index
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S7-10-01 Registration of National Securities Exchanges Pursuant to Section 6(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Proposed Rule Changes of Certain National Securities Exchanges and Limited Purpose National Securities Associations
Proposed Rule
Registration of National Securities Exchanges Pursuant to Section 6(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Proposed Rule Changes of National Securities Exchanges and Limited Purpose National Securities Associations
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Commission Guidance to Broker-Dealers on the Use of Electronic Storage Media Under the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act of 2000 With Respect to Rule 17a-4(f)
Interpretive Release
Commission Guidance to Broker-Dealers on the Use of Electronic Storage Media Under the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act of 2000 With Respect to Rule 17a-4(f)
57-17-99 Recordkeeping Requirements for Transfer Agents
Final Rule
Recordkeeping Requirements for Transfer Agents
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S7-07-01 Electronic Recordkeeping by Public Utility Holding Companies
Proposed Rule
Electronic Recordkeeping by Public Utility Holding Companies
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S7-17-00 Firm Quote and Trade-Through Disclosure Rules for Options
Final Rule
Firm Quote and Trade-Through Disclosure Rules for Options
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Delegation of Authority to the Director of the Division of Market Regulation
Final Rule
Delegation of Authority to the Director of the Division of Market Regulation
S7-06-01 Electronic Recordkeeping by Investment Companies and Investment Advisers; Correction
Proposed Rule
Electronic Recordkeeping by Investment Companies and Investment Advisers
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S7-16-00 Disclosure of Order Execution and Routing Practices
Final Rule
Disclosure of Order Execution and Routing Practices
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S7-11-97 Investment Company Names
Final Rule
Investment Company Names; Correction
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Technical Amendments to Instructions for Registration Form for Certain Investment Company Securities
Final Rule
Technical Amendments to Instructions for Registration Form for Certain Investment Company Securities
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Public Information: Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Electronic Reporting and Recordkeeping and Delayed Effective Date of Recordkeeping Provisions in the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act of 2000
Proposed Rule
Public Information: Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Electronic Reporting and Recordkeeping and Delayed Effective Date of Recordkeeping Provisions in the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act of 2000
S7-23-99 Role of Independent Directors of Investment Companies; Correction
Final Rule
Role of Independent Directors of Investment Companies; Correction
Delegation of Authority to the Director of the Division of Market Regulation
Final Rule
Delegation of Authority to the Director of the Division of Market Regulation
S7-05-01 Foreign Utility Companies
Proposed Rule
Foreign Utility Companies
S7-04-01 Disclosure of Equity Compensation Plan Information
Proposed Rule
Disclosure of Equity Compensation Plan Information
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S7-30-98 Integration of Abandoned Offerings
Final Rule
Integration of Abandoned Offerings
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S7-03-01 Proposed Rule Changes of Self-Regulatory Organizations
Proposed Rule
Proposed Rule Changes of Self-Regulatory Organizations
S7-09-00 Disclosure of Mutual Fund After-Tax Returns
Final Rule
Disclosure of Mutual Fund After-Tax Returns
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Adoption of Updated EDGAR Filer Manual
EDGAR Business Office
Final Rule
Adoption of Updated EDGAR Filer Manual
S7-11-97 Investment Company Names
Final Rule
Investment Company Names
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S7-23-99 Role of Independent Directors of Investment Companies
Final Rule
Role of Independent Directors of Investment Companies
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S7-10-00 Electronic Filing by Investment Advisers; Amendments to Form ADV; Technical Amendments
Final Rule
Electronic Filing by Investment Advisers; Amendments to Form ADV; Technical Amendments
S7-12-98 Regulation of Alternative Trading Systems; Extension of Temporary Stay of Effectiveness
Final Rule
Regulation of Alternative Trading Systems; Extension of Temporary Stay of Effectiveness
S7-20-00 Exemption for the Acquisition of Securities During the Existence of an Underwriting or Selling Syndicate
Proposed Rule
Exemption for the Acquisition of Securities During the Existence of an Underwriting or Selling Syndicate
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4-434 Options Price Reporting Authority
Final Rule
Options Price Reporting Authority
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S7-13-00 Revision of the Commission's Auditor Independence Requirements
Final Rule
Revision of the Commission's Auditor Independence Requirements
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Last Reviewed or Updated: Sept. 13, 2024