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43 Congressional Research Service reports and publications

Artificial Intelligence in Capital Markets: Policy Issues
2025-09-15 · Resources · IF13103 · HTML available · PDF available
P.L. 119-21, the FY2025 Reconciliation Law, Title III: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
2025-07-16 · Posts · IN12579 · HTML available · PDF available
Crypto Legislation: CLARITY Act’s (H.R. 3633) Potential Effects on SEC Jurisdiction
2025-07-10 · Posts · IN12584 · HTML available · PDF available
Legislative Proposals Affecting Capital Markets Funding
2025-06-25 · Resources · IF12999 · HTML available · PDF available
Nonbank Financial Intermediation (NBFI or “Shadow Banking”) and Capital Markets Policy
2025-06-25 · Reports · R48512 · HTML available · PDF available
Introduction to Financial Services: The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
2025-06-12 · Resources · IF11714 · HTML available · PDF available
Capital Markets and Securities Regulation: Overview and Policy Issues
2025-05-02 · Reports · R48521 · HTML available · PDF available
Introduction to Financial Services: Capital Markets
2025-04-01 · Resources · IF11062 · HTML available · PDF available
Private Equity Investments in Large For-Profit Child Care Organizations: In Brief
2024-10-30 · Reports · R48252 · HTML available · PDF available
Science and Technology Issues for the 118th Congress
2024-10-15 · Reports · R47373 · HTML available · PDF available
Capital Markets: Public and Private Securities Offerings
2024-10-02 · Reports · R45221 · HTML available
SEC Securities Disclosure: Background and Policy Issues
2024-08-20 · Resources · IF11256 · HTML available · PDF available
Americans’ Investment Options in Capital Markets for Retirement
2024-05-24 · Resources · IF12674 · HTML available · PDF available
An Overview of H.R. 4763, Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act
2024-05-17 · Posts · IN12223 · HTML available · PDF available
Private Credit: Trends and Policy Issues
2024-04-23 · Resources · IF12642 · HTML available · PDF available
Payment for Order Flow (PFOF) and Broker-Dealer Regulation
2024-02-20 · Resources · IF12594 · HTML available · PDF available
SEC Approves Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Products (ETPs)
2024-01-19 · Resources · IF12573 · HTML available · PDF available
Hedge Funds: Background and Policy Issues
2023-10-17 · Resources · IF12511 · HTML available · PDF available
Family Office Regulation in Light of the Archegos Fallout
2023-08-08 · Resources · IF11825 · HTML available · PDF available
Short Selling: Background and Policy Issues
2023-08-08 · Resources · IF12400 · HTML available · PDF available
Venture Capital Operations and Regulation
2023-05-25 · Resources · IF12412 · HTML available · PDF available
Capital Markets: Overview and Selected Policy Issues in the 118th Congress
2023-03-09 · Reports · R47431 · HTML available · PDF available
SEC-Proposed Regulations to Reform Stock Trading
2023-03-01 · Resources · IF12336 · HTML available · PDF available
Accredited Investor Definition and Private Securities Markets
2023-02-03 · Resources · IF11278 · HTML available · PDF available
Money Market Mutual Funds: Policy Concerns and Reform Options
2022-11-17 · Reports · R47309 · HTML available · PDF available
Private Equity and Capital Markets Policy
2022-03-28 · Reports · R47053 · HTML available · PDF available
Treasury Securities Market Disruptions and Policy Issues
2022-01-10 · Resources · IF12012 · HTML available · PDF available
Stablecoins: Background and Policy Issues
2021-11-10 · Resources · IF11968 · HTML available · PDF available
Digital Assets and SEC Regulation
2021-06-23 · Reports · R46208 · HTML available · PDF available
SPAC IPO: Background and Policy Issues
2021-04-05 · Resources · IF11655 · HTML available · PDF available
Potential Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Income Security of Older Americans
2020-11-24 · Reports · R46617 · HTML available · PDF available
“Zombie” Companies: Background and Policy Issues
2020-10-29 · Resources · IF11673 · HTML available · PDF available
Capital Markets Volatility and COVID-19: Background and Policy Responses
2020-06-19 · Reports · R46424 · HTML available · PDF available
Fintech: Overview of Innovative Financial Technology and Selected Policy Issues
2020-04-28 · Reports · R46332 · HTML available · PDF available
Title IV Provisions of the CARES Act (P.L. 116-136)
2020-04-02 · Reports · R46301 · HTML available · PDF available
Money Market Mutual Funds: A Financial Stability Case Study
2020-03-24 · Resources · IF11320 · HTML available · PDF available
Leveraged Lending and Collateralized Loan Obligations: Frequently Asked Questions
2019-12-04 · Reports · R46096 · HTML available · PDF available
Capital Markets: Asset Management and Related Policy Issues
2019-10-11 · Reports · R45957 · HTML available · PDF available
Climate-Related Risk Disclosure Under U.S. Securities Laws
2019-09-10 · Resources · IF11307 · HTML available · PDF available
Financial Innovation: Digital Assets and Initial Coin Offerings
2018-10-17 · Resources · IF11004 · HTML available
Capital Access: IPO and “IPO On-Ramp”
2018-03-26 · Resources · IF10855 · HTML available
Capital Access: SEC Regulation A+ (“Mini-IPO”)
2018-03-15 · Resources · IF10848 · HTML available
Private Securities Offerings: Background and Legislation
2017-10-05 · Resources · IF10747 · HTML available · PDF available