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Stop Wall Street Looting Act

USA116th CongressS-2155| Senate 
| Updated: 7/17/2019
Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (4)
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)

Finance 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
Introduced in Senate
Jul 17, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug 12, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-3848
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
  • July 17, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 17, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • August 12, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-3848
    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
  • HR 116-3848: Stop Wall Street Looting Act
  • S 116-781: Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2019
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 CongressS-2155| Senate 
| Updated: 7/17/2019
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
Introduced in Senate
Jul 17, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Aug 12, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-3848
Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
  • July 17, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 17, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.


  • August 12, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-3848
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.
Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Senator

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (4)
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)

Finance Committee

Finance and Financial Sector

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1735: Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2019
  • HR 116-3848: Stop Wall Street Looting Act
  • S 116-781: Carried Interest Fairness Act of 2019
  • 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