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Stop Wall Street Looting Act

USA116th CongressHR-3848| House 
| Updated: 8/12/2019
Mark Pocan

Mark Pocan

Democratic Representative

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (17)
Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)

Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee, Ways and Means Committee, Financial Services Committee, Judiciary Committee, Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Stop Wall Street Looting Act This bill generally revises provisions related to the regulation of private equity funds. Among other things, the bill increases financial and legal liability for these funds in the event of certain violations of law, gives employee compensation higher priority in bankruptcies, and generally prohibits the payment of dividends for two years from an acquired asset firm to a private equity fund. The bill modifies the tax treatment of carried interest—compensation that is typically received by a partner of a private equity fund and is based on a share of the fund's profits. (Under current law, carried interest is taxed as investment income rather than at ordinary income tax rates.) Among other things, the bill treats as ordinary income the net capital gain with respect to a private equity fund.
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Timeline
Jul 17, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-2155
Introduced in Senate
Jul 18, 2019
Introduced in House
Jul 18, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Aug 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
  • July 17, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-2155
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 18, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • July 18, 2019
    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • August 12, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

Finance and Financial Sector

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1735: Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2019
  • S 116-781: Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2019
  • S 116-2155: Stop Wall Street Looting Act
Accounting and auditingAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresBankruptcyCapital gains taxCivil actions and liabilityCorporate finance and managementEmployee benefits and pensionsFinancial services and investmentsFraud offenses and financial crimesIncome tax deductionsIncome tax ratesInterest, dividends, interest ratesMarketing and advertisingReal estate businessSecuritiesSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC)Self-employedTax administration and collection, taxpayersUnemploymentWages and earnings

Stop Wall Street Looting Act

USA116th CongressHR-3848| House 
| Updated: 8/12/2019
Stop Wall Street Looting Act This bill generally revises provisions related to the regulation of private equity funds. Among other things, the bill increases financial and legal liability for these funds in the event of certain violations of law, gives employee compensation higher priority in bankruptcies, and generally prohibits the payment of dividends for two years from an acquired asset firm to a private equity fund. The bill modifies the tax treatment of carried interest—compensation that is typically received by a partner of a private equity fund and is based on a share of the fund's profits. (Under current law, carried interest is taxed as investment income rather than at ordinary income tax rates.) Among other things, the bill treats as ordinary income the net capital gain with respect to a private equity fund.
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Timeline
Jul 17, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-2155
Introduced in Senate
Jul 18, 2019
Introduced in House
Jul 18, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Aug 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
  • July 17, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-2155
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 18, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • July 18, 2019
    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • August 12, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Mark Pocan

Mark Pocan

Democratic Representative

Wisconsin

Cosponsors (17)
Barbara Lee (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)

Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee, Ways and Means Committee, Financial Services Committee, Judiciary Committee, Education and Workforce Committee

Finance and Financial Sector

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1735: Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2019
  • S 116-781: Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2019
  • S 116-2155: Stop Wall Street Looting Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Accounting and auditingAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresBankruptcyCapital gains taxCivil actions and liabilityCorporate finance and managementEmployee benefits and pensionsFinancial services and investmentsFraud offenses and financial crimesIncome tax deductionsIncome tax ratesInterest, dividends, interest ratesMarketing and advertisingReal estate businessSecuritiesSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC)Self-employedTax administration and collection, taxpayersUnemploymentWages and earnings