# 115-hr-3973: Market Data Protection Act of 2017

115-hr-3973, Market Data Protection Act of 2017, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] (R-OH); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-3973
- Congress: 115
- Title: Market Data Protection Act of 2017
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Introduced: 2017-10-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Market Data Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, and the operator of the consolidated audit trail (a database that tracks trading in equities and options markets) to develop internal risk control mechanisms to protect stored market data. The operator of the consolidated audit trail may not accept market data until these mechanisms are developed.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2017-10-05T00:00:00.000Z

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- 115-hr-1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act
- 115-hr-7356: Token Taxonomy Act
- 115-hr-7225: U.S. Virtual Currency Market and Regulatory Competitiveness Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7224: Virtual Currency Consumer Protection Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-3973 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3973)

## Related
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- [115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2519)
- [115-hr-1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1697)
- [115-hr-7356: Token Taxonomy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7356)
- [115-hr-7225: U.S. Virtual Currency Market and Regulatory Competitiveness Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7225)
- [115-hr-7224: Virtual Currency Consumer Protection Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7224)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3973 (as of 2025-11-18).