The Investment Company Act of 1940 is an act of Congress. It was passed as a United States Public Law  on August 22, 1940, and is codified at . Along with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and extensive rules issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, it forms the backbone of United States financial regulation. It has been updated by the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010.