U.S. Congress (indirectly through SEC oversight)

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bicameral legislature branch of the United States federal government federal legislature

The U.S. Congress is the federal legislature of the United States, responsible for making national laws and overseeing federal agencies and regulatory frameworks, including those related to financial markets.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
U.S. Congress	0
United States Congress (through oversight of IRS)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bicameral legislature ⓘ branch of the United States federal government ⓘ federal legislature ⓘ
canAmendStatuteGoverning	Securities and Exchange Commission ⓘ surface form: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
canMandateRulemakingBy	Securities and Exchange Commission ⓘ surface form: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
canRequestReportsFrom	Securities and Exchange Commission ⓘ surface form: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
conductsOversightThrough	budgetary control over agencies ⓘ congressional hearings ⓘ subpoena power ⓘ
confirmsOfficialsFor	Securities and Exchange Commission ⓘ surface form: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Senate confirmation of Commissioners)
constitutionalBasis	Article I of the United States Constitution ⓘ
controlsBudgetFor	Securities and Exchange Commission ⓘ surface form: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (through appropriations)
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
createsByStatute	Securities and Exchange Commission ⓘ surface form: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
delegatesAuthorityTo	Securities and Exchange Commission ⓘ surface form: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
enactsLaw	Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ⓘ Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ⓘ Investment Company Act of 1940 ⓘ Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act ⓘ surface form: Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 ⓘ U.S. Securities Act of 1933 ⓘ surface form: Securities Act of 1933 U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ⓘ surface form: Securities Exchange Act of 1934
hasChamber	United States House of Representatives ⓘ United States Senate ⓘ
hasCommittee	House Committee on Appropriations ⓘ House Committee on Financial Services ⓘ Senate Committee on Appropriations ⓘ Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs ⓘ
hasOversightRole	federal executive agencies ⓘ federal regulatory framework for financial markets ⓘ
hasPower	to investigate financial market abuses through committees ⓘ to levy taxes related to financial transactions and markets ⓘ to regulate interstate commerce, including securities transactions ⓘ
holdsHearingOn	investor protection ⓘ market structure and trading practices ⓘ securities regulation ⓘ systemic financial risk ⓘ
influencesPolicyArea	capital formation and corporate disclosure ⓘ enforcement priorities in securities regulation ⓘ market transparency and fairness ⓘ
meetsAt	United States Capitol ⓘ
overseesAgencyIndirectly	Securities and Exchange Commission ⓘ surface form: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
overseesThroughCommittee	Securities and Exchange Commission ⓘ surface form: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission federal financial regulatory agencies ⓘ
primaryFunction	to make federal law ⓘ
regulatesDomain	financial markets (through legislation and oversight) ⓘ securities markets (through legislation and oversight) ⓘ
secondaryFunction	to oversee the implementation of federal law by agencies ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority → mandateFrom → U.S. Congress (indirectly through SEC oversight) ⓘ

Wage and Investment Division → oversightBy → U.S. Congress (indirectly through SEC oversight) ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Congress (through oversight of IRS)