Dodd-Frank Overhaul Bill Could Get New Securities Provisions

By Andrew Ramonas

The Senate’s bid to rewrite parts of the Dodd-Frank Act soon may include several additions aimed at the SEC and the entities it regulates.

The securities provisions were tucked into a bipartisan manager’s amendment to S. 2155, which seeks to mitigate some financial regulation burdens. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), chief sponsor of S. 2155, offered the 193-page revision March 7 as the legislation moved closer to a vote.

The additions came out of more than a half-dozen measures that passed the House, mostly by wide margins. Bills that are at least partially reflected ...