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75 Congressional Research Service reports and publications

Artificial Intelligence in Capital Markets: Policy Issues
2025-09-15 · Resources · IF13103 · HTML available · PDF available
Proxy Advisor Regulation: Recent Litigation, State Law Developments, and Federal Legislation
2025-09-04 · Reports · R48691 · HTML available · PDF available
Private Sector: Accounting and Auditing Regulatory Structure
2025-08-26 · Reports · R48647 · 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
Nonbank Financial Intermediation (NBFI or “Shadow Banking”) and Capital Markets Policy
2025-06-25 · Reports · R48512 · HTML available · PDF available
Legislative Proposals Affecting Capital Markets Funding
2025-06-25 · Resources · IF12999 · 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
Introduction to Derivatives and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
2025-03-13 · Reports · R48451 · HTML available · PDF available
Resources for Financial Market Data
2024-12-30 · Reports · R47379 · 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
Capital Markets: Public and Private Securities Offerings
2024-10-02 · Reports · R45221 · HTML available
SEC v. Jarkesy: Constitutionality of Administrative Enforcement Actions
2024-09-16 · Posts · LSB11229 · HTML available · PDF 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
Credit Rating Agencies: Background and Regulatory Issues
2024-04-09 · Resources · IF11916 · HTML available · PDF available
SEC’s First “Shadow Trading” Case Slated for Trial
2024-02-28 · Posts · LSB11119 · 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
Federal Statutory Bankruptcy Alternatives: A Roadmap
2023-03-02 · Posts · LSB10926 · HTML available · PDF available
SEC-Proposed Regulations to Reform Stock Trading
2023-03-01 · Resources · IF12336 · HTML available · PDF available
Payment for Order Flow: The SEC Proposes Reforms
2023-02-22 · Resources · IF12332 · HTML available · PDF available
Cryptocurrency: Selected Policy Issues
2023-02-15 · Reports · R47425 · HTML available · PDF available
The SEC’s Proxy Advisory Firm Disclosure Reforms
2023-01-25 · Resources · IF11695 · HTML available · PDF available
Money Market Mutual Funds: Policy Concerns and Reform Options
2022-11-17 · Reports · R47309 · HTML available · PDF available
Environmental, Social and Governance Funds: SEC-Proposed Disclosure Reform
2022-10-12 · Resources · IF12228 · HTML available · PDF available
Environmental, Social, and Governance Funds: SEC Proposed Names Rule Reform
2022-10-06 · Resources · IF12226 · HTML available · PDF available
U.S.-China Auditing Agreement and Issues for Congress
2022-09-13 · Resources · IF12212 · HTML available · PDF available
Overview of the SEC Climate Risk Disclosure Proposed Rule
2022-05-17 · Resources · IF12108 · HTML available · PDF available
Private Equity and Capital Markets Policy
2022-03-28 · Reports · R47053 · HTML available · PDF available
Climate Change Risk Disclosures and the Securities and Exchange Commission
2022-02-17 · Reports · R46766 · HTML available · PDF available
Treasury Securities Market Disruptions and Policy Issues
2022-01-10 · Resources · IF12012 · HTML available · PDF available
Dual Class Stock: Background and Policy Debate
2021-12-08 · Resources · IF11992 · HTML available · PDF available
Stablecoins: Background and Policy Issues
2021-11-10 · Resources · IF11968 · HTML available · PDF available
Insider Trading
2021-11-09 · Resources · IF11966 · HTML available · PDF available
The SEC’s September 2020 Reform on Investor Eligibility to Advance Shareholder Proposals
2021-07-21 · Resources · IF11883 · 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
Broker-Dealers and Payment for Order Flow
2021-04-02 · Resources · IF11800 · 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
COVID-19 and the Future of Commercial Real Estate Finance
2020-10-19 · Reports · R46572 · HTML available · PDF available