H.R.1207 - Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009

To amend title 31, United States Code, to reform the manner in which the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is audited by the Comptroller General of the United States and the manner in which such audits are reported, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: To amend title 31, United States Code, to reform the manner in which the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is audited by the Comptroller General of the United States and the manner in which such audits are reported, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009 as introduced.

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10/28/09
TruthAlliance.net > News > Gold Blast-Off Starts Friday?

H.R. 1207, the bill in Congress calling for an audit of the Federal Reserve System (that would also likely result in an audit of the U.S. government's gold holdings) is under current consideration in the House Financial Services ...

10/28/09
Gold Blast-Off Starts Friday?

HR 1207, the bill in Congress calling for an audit of the Federal Reserve System (that would also likely result in an audit of the US government's gold holdings) is under current consideration in the House Financial Services Committee. ...

10/27/09
Grayson At It Again « The Great American Blog

You might think he's not the most eloquent of Congress, but you unleash that same lack of respect on Bernanke and you have a proponent of HR 1207. BTW... that exists. You might not like him, but his message to the Fed is where he gains ...

10/27/09
Grayson Federal Reserve Adviser A K Street Whore » ShoutShare

Bill H.R. 1207 to audit the Federal Reserve now has 200 cosponsors. Thats 45 percent of House members closing in on a whopping 50 percent. Impressive. So much so the Federal Reserve is hiring public-relations guru and veteran lobbyist ...

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10/27/09
Ron Paul: Anything Less Than Full Disclosure is Unacceptable ...

HR 1207 does not seek to replace the wisdom of the Fed with the wisdom of Congress. That would be a giant step backwards. HR 1207 simply asks for full disclosure, and I am agreeable to allowing for a reasonable lag time to calm the ...

10/27/09
Former Chair of Citigroup: Restore Glass-Steagall | The Big Picture

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/4.10/wriston.html ~~ past that, G-S is, hardly, the curative pallative for all our ills.. to garner such astonishment, one would think that Reed came out in support of H.R. 1207 ...

10/27/09
HR 1207

Even if you read nothing more than this paragraph of this article, it will be a good thing. With its power over interest rates and the supply of US dollars, the Federal Reserve System is the most influential economic institution on the ...

10/27/09
PoliticalAction.com Blog » Blog Archive » Anything Less Than Full ...

With all the House Republicans signed on as co-sponsors and over half of the Democrats, HR 1207 has enormous bipartisan support. It would be disingenuous for Washington not to embrace the principles behind this bill after all the ...

10/27/09
Neocon Challenges Ron Paul in Texas « Dprogram.net

In February, Ron Paul introduced HR 1207, a bill to audit the Federal Reserve. If enacted, the bill would enable the Comptroller General of the GAO to audit the Federal Reserve system before the end of 2010. HR 1207 now has 307 sponsors ...

10/27/09
Fed Up

HR 1207 would lift existing restrictions on what auditors from the Government Accountability Office are allowed to look into when examining the Fed's books. Specifically, the bill would allow investigators to report on the Fed's ...

10/27/09
Ron Paul - Anything Less Than Full Disclosure is Unacceptable

With all the House Republicans signed on as co-sponsors and over half of the Democrats, HR 1207 has enormous bipartisan support. It would be disingenuous for Washington not to embrace the principles behind this bill after all the ...

10/27/09
Fed Up - Reason Magazine

In July testimony to the House Committee on Financial Services, Bernanke warned that H.R. 1207 would damage global trust in the Fed's political independence and “could raise fears about future inflation, leading to higher long-term ...

10/27/09
Reason Foundation - Fed Up

Despite the palpable momentum behind H.R. 1207, the idea of inconveniencing the Fed with anything more severe than an audit still seems like a far-off fantasy. Meltdown author Woods notes that, although many mainstream analysts are ...

10/26/09
Congressman Stupak Prohibits Recording of Town Hall Meeting | Ron ...

I spoke with a local journalist at the meeting and asked him to corner Bart on why he hasn't signed on to co-sponsor H.R. 1207. From what Bart told him, Bart will NOT support Ron Paul's bill and that the Fed is already audited by ...

10/26/09
Ron Paul: Anything Less Than Full Disclosure is Unacceptable | Ron ...

HR 1207 does not seek to replace the wisdom of the Fed with the wisdom of Congress. That would be a giant step backwards. HR 1207 simply asks for full disclosure, and I am agreeable to allowing for a reasonable lag time to calm the ...

10/26/09
Arianna Huffington: Barack Obama Is Doing My Job; Why America ...

I'm glad to see Arianna supporting Ron Paul's HR 1207. Everyone should call their representatives and demand that this bill pass in tact. We need full disclosure and complete transparency of the Federal Reserve. ...

10/26/09
I N P h o b e: H.R. 1207 IN - Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009

H.R. 1207 IN - Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009. Bookmark and Share. Posted 10/26/2009 02:46:00 PM. Tags: cover-up, Federal Reserve System, law, nwo, Politics, truth. 0 comments: Post a Comment · Older Post Home ...

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10/26/09
Call to Action October on Federal Level

HR 1207 now has 282 cosponsors of the House! As a result of this mounting pressure, Barney Frank has scheduled a public hearing for HR 1207 before his banking committee with a tentative date of September 25. Ask your representative to ...

10/26/09
Ron Paul to Federal Reserve: Anything Less Than Full Disclosure Is ...

Some backers of my bill HR 1207 and the existing Senate companion bill S 604 were a little miffed at this, but depending on how you think about it, this new legislation poses no great threat to our efforts. With the economy in shambles, ...

10/25/09
Ron Paul to Federal Reserve: Anything Less Than Full Disclosure Is ...

A major concern is that HR 1207 constitutes some kind of power grab for Congress. Congress would not do a better job dictating interest rates or money supply growth than the Federal Reserve does for exactly the same reason: Congress is ...

10/25/09
Alias Jones: Peace Love & Freedom » The Hippie Pad is (Temporarily ...

Ron Paul's Audit the Fed bill (House bill HR.1207, and Senate bill S.604) is making huge strides. The last I've seen, the House bill has 304 Co-Sponsors (out of 454 in the House) and 30 Senate Co-Sponsors (out of 100). ...

10/25/09
Durbin: Bailed-out banks should help on foreclosures - Chicago ...

Look into HR 1207 - this is Ron Paul's bill to audit the Fed. The Fed (a private bank) has never in it's elusive history been audited. An organization that controls all US monies has never been audited! We have once again been robbed ...

10/25/09
Honesty in Motion: DJ Decadence asks "H1N1 Emergency or HR 1207 ...

DJ Decadence asks "H1N1 Emergency or HR 1207 Emergency?" Atlas Shrugs responds to Obama's Declaration Of Emergency, "double-u tee eff?" : Reuters reports. : Huntington News. : US Code: Title 50, Chapter 34, Subchapter II, 1621 ...

10/25/09
News :Audit the Fed Blocked by Senate Procedural Move | headline ...

Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) is blocked by Senate Democrat Leadership from having a vote on his amendment to audit the Federal Reserve, based on a bill authored by Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas) in the House, H.R. 1207, and Senator Bernie ...

10/24/09
DollarDaze Economic Commentary Blog - Gold, Oil, Stocks ...

In some recent polls, 75 percent of Americans supported an audit of the Federal Reserve, which is what H.R. 1207 would do. All restrictions on GAO audits of the Fed would be lifted, and all of its books would be fair game. ...

10/24/09
The camp fire :: RE: if your lossing your home look at this

Attention all fed haters! hr 1207 / s 604....... hr 1207 /s 604 .... hr 1207 s 604.- audit the mutha f'n beatches. There is a glimmer of hope..however look for some shaz to go down if this does get passed by congress!

10/23/09
Disclosure Update -- and Video!

The bill to audit the Fed, H.R. 1207, was introduced by libertarian Fed critic Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) and is backed by well over a majority of the House. Frank's comment suggests it won't just be left to languish in committee. ...

10/23/09
Bernanke urges Congress to overhaul financial regulatory system ...

Hr 1207 Which has overwhelming support, it is the KEY. Knowing the power this bill has pelosi will not allow it on the floor. Our DEMOCRACY has all but dwindled away. Reply. 2.5 stars vote down vote up Report ...

10/23/09
Lawmakers Push Bill to Monitor Fed Lending Programs | BNET ...

you guys are the worst, just another attempt to dumb down the people and water down or neuter Ron Paul's bill HR-1207. Two more tools not getting re-elected because they sold out their constituents! bye, bye Corker, Merkley and the ...

10/22/09
The Liberty Restoration Project » Blog Archive » Press Release ...

H.R. 1207 – also known as the “Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009″ H.R. 833 – also known as the “Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act”. ###. This entry was posted on Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 at 12:38 pm and is filed under ...

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