# 117-hr-7732: Strengthening the Office of the Investor Advocate Act

117-hr-7732, Strengthening the Office of the Investor Advocate Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA); status Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 22. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7732
- Congress: 117
- Title: Strengthening the Office of the Investor Advocate Act
- Status: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 22.
- Introduced: 2022-05-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Strengthening the Office of the Investor Advocate Act This bill revises provisions governing the Office of the Investor Advocate at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Specifically, the bill expands who may serve as the Investor Advocate, provides that the Investor Advocate may only be removed by the chair of the SEC and may not be removed for advocating policies contrary to the chair or any commissioner, allows the office to publish the results of investor research and testing without review from the SEC, and establishes a budget request process for the office separate from the SEC.

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- 117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 117-hr-3076: Postal Service Reform Act of 2022
- 117-hr-3525: Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture Act
- 117-hr-1193: Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-7732 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7732)

## Related
- [117-hr-1667: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1667)
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-3076: Postal Service Reform Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3076)
- [117-hr-3525: Commission To Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacifi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3525)
- [117-hr-1193: Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1193)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7732 (as of 2025-11-18).