Compiled October, 2025
Our review of the annotated history for Title 15, United States Code section 78m reveals the following legislative history. Each public law (hereinafter referred to as Pub.L.) represents a separate congressional enactment or bill.
• June 6, 1934, ch. 404, title I, § 13, 48 Stat. 894
• Pub. L. 88–467, § 4, August 20, 1964, 78 Stat. 569
• Pub. L. 90–439, § 2, July 29, 1968, 82 Stat. 454
• Pub. L. 91–567, §§ 1, 2, December 22, 1970, 84 Stat. 1497
• Pub. L. 94–29, § 10, June 4, 1975, 89 Stat. 119
• Pub. L. 94–210, title III, § 308(b), February 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 57
• Pub. L. 95–213, title I, § 102, title II, §§ 202, 203, December 19, 1977, 91 Stat. 1494
• Pub. L. 98–38, § 2(a), June 6, 1983, 97 Stat. 205
• Pub. L. 100–181, title III, §§ 315, 316, December 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 1256
• Pub. L. 100–241, § 12(d), February 3, 1988, 101 Stat. 1810
• Pub. L. 100–418, title V, § 5002, August 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1415
• Pub. L. 101–432, § 3, October 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 964
• Pub. L. 107–123, § 5, January 16, 2002, 115 Stat. 2395
• Pub. L. 107–204, title I, § 109(i), formerly § 109(h), title IV, §§ 401(a), 402(a), 409, July 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 771
• renumbered § 109(i), Pub. L. 111–203, title IX, § 982(h)(3), July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1930
• Pub. L. 111–203, title VII, §§ 763(i), 766(b), (c), (e), title IX, §§ 929R(a), 929X(a), 985(b)(4), 991(b)(2), • title XV, §§ 1502(b), 1504, July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1779 , 1799, 1866, 1870, 1933, 1952, 2213, 2220;
• Pub. L. 112–106, title I, § 102(b)(2), April 5, 2012, 126 Stat. 309
• Pub. L. 112–158, title II, § 219(a), August 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1235
• Pub. L. 114–94, div. G, title LXXXVI, § 86001(c), December 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1798
• Pub. L. 117–263, div. E, title LVIII, § 5821(f), December 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3426
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