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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11/25/09
Federal Reserve Has Become a Focal Point of Public Anger

Public anger directed at Fed policy — coming from across the political spectrum — has definitely provided a boost to Dr. Paul's HR 1207, the Federal Reserve ...

Source: The New American
11/24/09
Poison Pills and Ron Paul Fed Audit Thrills

By now everyone probably knows that Ron Paul's bill, HR.1207, was passed as an amendment tacked on to the gigantic unconstitutional financial regulatory ...

Source: Liberty Maven
11/23/09
Ron Paul: Fed will self destruct when it destroys the dollar

With 313 co-sponsors, all Republicans and a large of number of Democrats, HR 1207 is expected to make it through the House of Representatives. ...

Source: DigitalJournal.com
11/23/09
Will Ben Bernanke Remain Chairman of the Federal Reserve?

He was recently successful with that endeavor, with an amendment being approved to keep his original language in his HR 1207 bill which would require the ...

Source: American Banking News
11/23/09
HR 3996, the Automatic Bailout Bill of 2009

HR 1207, a very short 342-word bill, has a majority in the House with 313 co-sponsors. Its companion bill in the Senate, S 604, has 30 co-sponsors. ...

Source: Prison Planet.com
11/23/09
El Congreso de EEUU gana la primera gran batalla para auditar a la FED

Paul ha introducido una iniciativa legislativa (HR 1207) bajo el título Ley de Transparencia de la Reserva Federal. La reforma consiste en someter las ...

Source: Libertad Digital
11/23/09
The passing of Ron Paul's HR 1207 means we are one step closer to abolishing ...

The Paul/Grayson amendment, HR 1207, is attempting to audit the Fed, which would mean a public disclosure of all its most recent economic activity, ...

Source: Examiner.com
11/23/09
Pink picks

What is so important about HR 1207: the Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009 aka the 'Audit the Fed' bill?, asks Willem Buiter. ...

Source: FT Alphaville (blog)
11/23/09
Critical Vote on Audit the Fed Today!

A few weeks ago, we sent out an alert that Representative Mel Watt was attempting to water down HR 1207 in the House Financial Services ...

Source: Ethio Planet News
11/23/09
RE: H.R.1207

The Paul/Grayson amendment, HR 1207, is attempting to audit the Fed, which would mean a public disclosure of all its most recent economic activity, ...

Source: Examiner.com
11/23/09
RE: H.R.1207

HR 1207, a very short 342-word bill, has a majority in the House with 313 co-sponsors. Its companion bill in the Senate, S 604, has 30 co-sponsors. ...

Source: Prison Planet.com
11/22/09
How our currency became an instrument of debt

22, thousands of concerned citizens with gather at Federal Reserve offices nationwide to support HR 1207, a congressional bill that would require a ...

Source: Nashua Telegraph
11/21/09
Gesundheitsreform – Obama erringt Zittersieg

Der von Ron Paul eingebrachte Gesetzentwurf HR 1207 zur Überprüfung der Bücher der privaten Federal Reserve Bank hat eine weitere wichtige Zwischenstufe ...

Source: WELT ONLINE
11/21/09
RE: H.R.1207

HR 1207, a very short 342-word bill, has a majority in the House with 313 co-sponsors. Its companion bill in the Senate, S 604, has 30 co-sponsors. ...

Source: Nolan Chart LLC
11/20/09
Auditing the central bank: a jolly good thing!

What is so important about HR 1207: the Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009 aka the 'Audit the Fed' bill? This bill “To amend title 31, United States ...

Source: FT.com (blog)
11/20/09
Year-End Profit Parachute Strategy

The 'Audit The Fed' Bill is HR 1207 (and has over 200 co-sponsors) and S604 in the Senate; and The Abolish The Fed Bill is HR 2755. www.carryingcapacity.org ...

Source: Gold Seek
11/19/09
Living with ADD

We need to urge them to get behind HR 1207 and S. 604 in their original form. We need to actually resolve something for once.

Source: Capitol Hill Blue
11/19/09
Congressman Grayson: SIGTARP Report Shows Danger of Secret Bailouts

Since then, HR 1207 (the Federal Reserve Transparency Act) has been floating in the water. After reading the AIG Audit Report, if you don't believe the Fed ...

Source: Seeking Alpha (blog)
11/18/09
International Forecaster November 2009 (#5) - Gold, Silver, Economy + More

If HR 1207 is not passed 75% of the public that wants it passed will finally come to realization that they are never going to have representation in ...

Source: Gold Seek
11/17/09
Federal Reserve deserves taxpayer scrutiny

People like Ignatius editorialize to scare the public into thinking that efforts to scrutinize the Fed, like HR 1207, a bill which would audit the Fed and ...

Source: Tampabay.com
11/16/09
The Federal Reserve is the biggest issue that you will hear nothing about in ...

Support HR 1207, but not in the watered down version. We want to know where our money went! Half a trillion to foreign banks? ...

Source: Examiner.com
11/16/09
To fix 'Too Big to Fail' start with simplicity, diversity and fairness

... between the two and get some citizens into the regulators, including the Federal Reserve, as well as more oversight of the regulators as in HR 1207. ...

Source: Examiner.com
11/13/09
Fight out-of-control Federal Reserve

So, start writing to your congressmen and senators, and ask them to pass HR 1207 and S. 604, which would limit the Fed's powers and add transparency to its ...

Source: Gloucester County Times - NJ.com
11/13/09
Paul and Grayson: A cure for 'bipartisanship'

Ron Paul, R-Texas, introduced HR 1207, a bill to audit the Federal Reserve System, a semi-private banking system with an enormous amount of control over ...

Source: Arizona Daily Wildcat
11/13/09
RE: H.R.1207

who is the author of landmark Audit the Fed legislation (HR 1207), the chairman of the House Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee, Rep. ...

Source: American Free Press
11/12/09
Bernanke Lobbying Hard for Status Quo Federal Reserve

In response to growing public and congressional support for HR 1207, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke did what the Fed seems to do so well– operate in secret to ...

Source: Prison Planet.com
11/12/09
RE: H.R.1207

In response to growing public and congressional support for HR 1207, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke did what the Fed seems to do so well– operate in secret to ...

Source: Prison Planet.com
11/12/09
RE: H.R.1207

In response to growing public and congressional support for HR 1207, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke did what the Fed seems to do so well– operate in secret to ...

Source: Prison Planet.com
11/12/09
RE: H.R.1207

In response to growing public and congressional support for HR 1207, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke did what the Fed seems to do so well– operate in secret to ...

Source: Prison Planet.com
11/12/09
RE: H.R.1207

In response to growing public and congressional support for HR 1207, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke did what the Fed seems to do so well– operate in secret to ...

Source: Prison Planet.com

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