H.R. 9434: Reviewing the Expansion of Government Act of 2026

This bill would change how federal securities regulators evaluate new rules under four major securities laws: the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.

What it does

When the Securities and Exchange Commission or another regulator writes a new rule under these laws, the bill would require them to consider not just the new rule by itself, but also its combined effect with:

• other related final rules already in place, and
• other related recent proposed rules or regulations.

In practical terms, this means regulators would need to look at the overall burden or impact of multiple connected rules together, rather than evaluating each one in isolation.

Plain-language effect

The bill does not itself create a new securities rule or ban anything. Instead, it changes the instructions regulators must follow when considering whether a rule is appropriate. The new wording would make cumulative effects part of the legal standard used in rulemaking under these statutes.

This could affect how future SEC rules are written and justified, especially if several related proposals are being developed around the same time.

Scope

The bill applies to rulemaking under four securities laws that govern:

• the offering and sale of securities,
• the operation of securities markets and public companies,
• investment companies such as mutual funds, and
• investment advisers.

Relevant Companies

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