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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.

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Issue Date	File Number	Rulemaking	Status
Dec. 21, 2017	S7-09-17	Amendments to the Commission's Freedom of Information Act Regulations General Counsel	Proposed Rule Freedom of Information Act Regulations 34-82373, FOIA-192 View Related Activity
Dec. 8, 2017	S7-08-15	Investment Company Reporting Modernization Investment Management	Final Rule Investment Company Reporting Modernization 33-10442, 33-9776, 33-10231, 34-82241, IC-32936 View Related Activity
Dec. 8, 2017		Adoption of Updated EDGAR Filer Manual EDGAR Business Office	Final Rule Adoption of Updated EDGAR Filer Manual 33-10444, 34-82246, 39-2519, IC-32938
Oct. 24, 2017	S7-06-17	Covered Securities Pursuant to Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1933 Trading and Markets	Final Rule Covered Securities Pursuant to Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1933 33-10428 View Related Activity
Oct. 11, 2017	S7-08-17	FAST Act Modernization and Simplification of Regulation S-K Corporation Finance, Investment Management	Proposed Rule FAST Act Modernization and Simplification of Regulation S-K 33-10425, 34-81851, IA-4791, IC-32858 View Related Activity
Sept. 28, 2017		Regulation Crowdfunding and Regulation A Relief and Assistance for Victims of Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, and Hurricane Maria	Interim Final Rule Regulation Crowdfunding and Regulation A Relief and Assistance for Victims of Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, and Hurricane Maria 33-10416
Sept. 21, 2017	S7-07-13	Pay Ratio Disclosure Corporation Finance	Interpretive Release Commission Guidance on Pay Ratio Disclosure 33-10415, 34-81673 View Related Activity
Sept. 13, 2017		Adoption of Updated EDGAR Filer Manual EDGAR Business Office	Final Rule Adoption of Updated EDGAR Filer Manual 33-10413, 34-81592, 39-2518, IC-32818
Aug. 18, 2017		Commission Guidance Regarding Revenue Recognition for Bill-and-Hold Arrangements	Interpretive Release Commission Guidance Regarding Revenue Recognition for Bill-and-Hold Arrangements 33-10402, 34-81428, IC-32784
Aug. 18, 2017		Updates to Commission Guidance Regarding Accounting for Sales of Vaccines and Bioterror Countermeasures to the Federal Government for Placement Into the Pediatric Vaccine Stockpile or the Strategic National Stockpile	Interpretive Release Updates to Commission Guidance Regarding Accounting for Sales of Vaccines and Bioterror Countermeasures to the Federal Government for Placement Into the Pediatric Vaccine Stockpile or the Strategic National Stockpile 33-10403, 34-81429, IC-32785
July 14, 2017	S7-06-17	Covered Securities Pursuant to Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1933 Trading and Markets	Proposed Rule Covered Securities Pursuant to Section 18 of the Securities Act of 1933 33-10390 View Related Activity
July 6, 2017		Adoption of Updated EDGAR Filer Manual EDGAR Business Office	Final Rule Adoption of Updated EDGAR Filer Manual 33-10385, 34-81080, 39-2517, IC-32724
May 4, 2017		Technical Amendments to Form ADV and Form ADV-W	Final Rule Technical Amendments to Form ADV and Form ADV-W IA-4698
May 3, 2017	S7-05-17	Exemptions From Investment Adviser Registration for Advisers to Small Business Investment Companies Investment Management	Proposed Rule Amendments to Investment Advisers Act Rules To Reflect Changes Made by the FAST Act IA-4697 View Related Activity
March 31, 2017		Inflation Adjustments and Other Technical Amendments under Titles I and III of the JOBS Act	Final Rule Inflation Adjustments and Other Technical Amendments Under Titles I and III of the Jobs Act 33-10332, 34-80355
March 22, 2017	S7-22-16	Securities Transaction Settlement Cycle Trading and Markets	Final Rule Securities Transaction Settlement Cycle 34-80295 View Related Activity
March 13, 2017		Adoption of Updated EDGAR Filer Manual EDGAR Business Office	Final Rule Adoption of Updated EDGAR Filer Manual 33-10324, 34-80182, 39-2516, IC-32527
March 1, 2017	S7-03-17	Inline XBRL Filing of Tagged Data Corporation Finance	Proposed Rule Inline XBRL Filing of Tagged Data 33-10323 View Related Activity
March 1, 2017	S7-01-17	Amendments to Municipal Securities Disclosure Municipal Securities	Proposed Rule Proposed Amendments to Municipal Securities Disclosure 34-80130 View Related Activity
March 1, 2017	S7-19-16	Exhibit Hyperlinks and HTML Format Corporation Finance	Final Rule Exhibit Hyperlinks and HTML Format 33-10322, 34-80132 View Related Activity
Feb. 17, 2017	S7-22-15	Exemptions To Facilitate Intrastate and Regional Securities Offerings Corporation Finance	Final Rule Exemptions to Facilitate Intrastate and Regional Securities Offerings, Technical Correction 33-10238A, 34-79161A View Related Activity
Feb. 10, 2017	S7-26-11	Exemptions for Security-Based Swaps Corporation Finance	Interim Final Rule Exemptions for Security-Based Swaps 33-10305 View Related Activity
Jan. 26, 2017		Adoption of Updated EDGAR Filer Manual EDGAR Business Office	Final Rule Adoption of Updated EDGAR Filer Manual 33-10295, 34-79878, 39-2514, IC-32452
Jan. 6, 2017		Adjustments to Civil Monetary Penalty Amounts Enforcement	Final Rule Adjustments to Civil Monetary Penalty Amounts 33-10276, 34-79749, IA-4599, IC-32414
Dec. 21, 2016	S7-12-14	Changes to Exchange Act Registration Requirements To Implement Title V and Title VI of the JOBS Act Corporation Finance	Final Rule Changes to Exchange Act Registration Requirements To Implement Title V and Title VI of the JOBS Act; Correction 33-10075A, 34-77757A, 33-9693 View Related Activity
Dec. 9, 2016		Adoption of Updated EDGAR Filer Manual EDGAR Business Office	Final Rule Adoption of Updated EDGAR Filer Manual 33-10265, 34-79519, 39-2513, IC-32387
Nov. 3, 2016		Interim Final Temporary Rule Regarding the Consolidated Audit Trail Dates: See Notification regarding expired temporary rule,	Interim Final Rule Interim Final Temporary Rule Regarding the Consolidated Audit Trail Dates: See Notification regarding expired temporary rule, 34-79237
Oct. 26, 2016	S7-24-16	Universal Proxy Corporation Finance	Proposed Rule Universal Proxy 34-79164 View Related Activity
Oct. 26, 2016	S7-22-15	Exemptions To Facilitate Intrastate and Regional Securities Offerings Corporation Finance	Final Rule Exemptions To Facilitate Intrastate and Regional Securities Offerings 33-10238, 34-79161 View Related Activity
Oct. 13, 2016	S7-16-15	Investment Company Liquidity Risk Management Programs Investment Management	Final Rule Investment Company Liquidity Risk Management Programs 33-10233, IC-32315 View Related Activity
Oct. 13, 2016	S7-16-15	Investment Company Swing Pricing Investment Management	Final Rule Investment Company Swing Pricing 33-10234, IC-32316 View Related Activity
Oct. 13, 2016	S7-08-15	Investment Company Reporting Modernization Investment Management	Final Rule Investment Company Reporting Modernization 33-10231, 33-9776, 33-10442, 34-79095, IC-32314 View Related Activity
Sept. 28, 2016	S7-22-16	Securities Transaction Settlement Cycle Trading and Markets	Proposed Rule Amendment to Securities Transaction Settlement Cycle 34-78962 View Related Activity
Sept. 28, 2016	S7-23-16	Definition of "Covered Clearing Agency" Trading and Markets	Proposed Rule Definition of Covered Clearing Agency 34-78963 View Related Activity
Sept. 28, 2016	S7-03-14	Standards for Covered Clearing Agencies Trading and Markets	Final Rule Standards for Covered Clearing Agencies 34-78961 View Related Activity
Sept. 23, 2016	S7-15-16	Disclosure Update and Simplification Corporation Finance	Proposed Rule Extension of Comment Period for Disclosure Update and Simplification 33-10220 View Related Activity
Sept. 20, 2016		Adoption of Updated EDGAR Filer Manual EDGAR Business Office	Final Rule Adoption of Updated EDGAR Filer Manual 33-10217, 34-78883, 39-2512, IC-32269
Aug. 31, 2016	S7-19-16	Exhibit Hyperlinks and HTML Format Corporation Finance	Proposed Rule Exhibit Hyperlinks and HTML Format 33-10201 View Related Activity
Aug. 29, 2016	S7-15-15	Access to Data Obtained by Security-Based Swap Data Repositories Trading and Markets	Final Rule Access to Data Obtained by Security-Based Swap Data Repositories 34-78716 View Related Activity
Aug. 25, 2016	S7-09-15	Form ADV and Investment Advisers Act Rules Investment Management	Final Rule Form ADV and Investment Advisers Act Rules IA-4509 View Related Activity
Aug. 23, 2016	S7-10-16	Modernization of Property Disclosures for Mining Registrants Corporation Finance	Proposed Rule Extension of Comment Period for Modernization of Property Disclosures for Mining Registrants 33-10127 View Related Activity
July 14, 2016	S7-03-15	Regulation SBSR-Reporting and Dissemination of Security-Based Swap Information Trading and Markets	Final Rule Regulation SBSR-Reporting and Dissemination of Security-Based Swap Information 34-78321 View Related Activity
July 13, 2016	S7-14-16	Disclosure of Order Handling Information Trading and Markets	Proposed Rule Disclosure of Order Handling Information 34-78309 View Related Activity
July 13, 2016	S7-15-16	Disclosure Update and Simplification Corporation Finance	Proposed Rule Disclosure Update and Simplification 33-10110 View Related Activity
July 13, 2016	S7-18-15	Amendments to the Commission's Rules of Practice General Counsel	Final Rule Amendments to the Commission's Rules of Practice 34-78319 View Related Activity
June 28, 2016	S7-13-16	Adviser Business Continuity and Transition Plans Investment Management	Proposed Rule Adviser Business Continuity and Transition Plans IA-4439
June 27, 2016	S7-11-16	Adjustments to Civil Monetary Penalty Amounts General Counsel	Interim Final Rule Adjustments to Civil Monetary Penalty Amounts 33-10104
June 27, 2016	S7-12-16	Smaller Reporting Company Definition Corporation Finance	Proposed Rule Amendments to Smaller Reporting Company Definition 33-10107 View Related Activity
June 27, 2016	S7-25-15	Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers Corporation Finance	Final Rule Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers 34-78167 View Related Activity
June 17, 2016	S7-03-16	Notice of Proposed Commission Interpretation Regarding Automated Quotations Under Regulation NMS Trading and Markets	Interpretive Release Commission Interpretation Regarding Automated Quotations Under Regulation NMS 34-78102 View Related Activity
June 16, 2016	S7-10-16	Modernization of Property Disclosures for Mining Registrants Corporation Finance	Proposed Rule Modernization of Property Disclosures for Mining Registrants 33-10098 View Related Activity
June 13, 2016		Adoption of Updated EDGAR Filer Manual EDGAR Business Office	Final Rule Adoption of Updated EDGAR Filer Manual 33-10095, 34-78044, 39-2510, IC-32145

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