Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Federal Reserve System

Bill Introduced: H.R.1750 Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act of 2013

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

To enhance the ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, increase individual savings, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1693 To provide an exemption for community banks from the application of Basel III capital standards.

2013-04-23T20:00:00Z

To provide an exemption for community banks from the application of Basel III capital standards.

Bill Introduced: S.798 Terminating Bailouts for Taxpayer Fairness Act

2013-04-23T20:00:00Z

A bill to address equity capital requirements for financial institutions, bank holding companies, subsidiaries, and affiliates, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1706 Mortgage Settlement Monitoring Act of 2013

2013-04-23T20:00:00Z

To establish an Independent Monitor to maintain oversight of the settlement by mortgage servicing companies that were subject to enforcement actions for unsafe and unsound practices related to residential mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure processing, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1603 Mutual Community Bank Competitive Equality Act

2013-04-16T20:00:00Z

To support and promote community financial institutions in the mutual form, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.731 Basel III Commonsense Approach for Small Entities Act

2013-04-15T20:00:00Z

A bill to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to conduct an empirical impact study on proposed rules relating to the International Basel III agreement on general risk-based capital requirements, as they apply to community banks.

Bill Introduced: S.737 Basel III Impact Study Act

2013-04-15T20:00:00Z

A bill to require the Federal banking agencies to conduct a quantitative impact study on the cumulative effect of the Basel III framework devised by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision before issuing final rules amending the agencies' general risk-based capital requirements for determining risk-weighted assets, as proposed in the Advanced Approaches Risk-Based Capital Rules Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the Standardized Approach for Risk-Weighted Assets Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and the Implementation of Basel III, Minimum Regulatory Capital Ratios Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued in June 2012, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.727 Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act

2013-04-14T20:00:00Z

A bill to improve the examination of depository institutions, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1553 Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act

2013-04-14T20:00:00Z

To improve the examination of depository institutions, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1551 Consumer Rental Purchase Agreement Act

2013-04-14T20:00:00Z

To amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to assure meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs to consumers under such agreements, to provide certain substantive rights to consumers under such agreements, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1538 National Financial Literacy Act of 2013

2013-04-11T20:00:00Z

To provide incentives to encourage financial institutions and small businesses to provide continuing financial education to customers, borrowers, and employees, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.676 Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2013

2013-04-08T20:00:00Z

A bill to prevent tax-related identity theft and tax fraud.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1255 Home Construction Lending Regulatory Improvement Act of 2013

2013-03-18T20:00:00Z

To enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to meet the credit needs of the Nation's home builders, and to provide liquidity and ensure stable credit for meeting the Nation's need for new homes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1221 Basel III Capital Impact Study Act

2013-03-14T20:00:00Z

To require the Federal banking agencies to conduct an impact study on the cumulative effect of certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act before issuing final rules amending the agencies' general risk-based capital requirements for determining risk-weighted assets as proposed in the Standardized Approach for Risk Weighted Assets Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and the Advanced Approaches Risk-based Capital Rule; Market Risk Capital Rule Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and the Implementation of Basel III, Minimum Regulatory Capital Ratios Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued in June 2012, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1174 Sound Dollar Act of 2013

2013-03-13T20:00:00Z

To amend the Federal Reserve Act to improve the functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.450 Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013

2013-03-04T19:00:00Z

A bill to require enhanced economic analysis and justification of regulations proposed by certain Federal banking, housing, securities, and commodity regulators, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.613 Systemic Risk Mitigation Act

2013-02-11T19:00:00Z

To establish a market-based trigger to determine the capital adequacy of bank holding companies and decrease systemic risk, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.238 Federal Reserve Modernization Act of 2013

2013-02-06T19:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to improve the functioning and transparency of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.209 A bill to require a full audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks by the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes.

2013-02-03T19:00:00Z

A bill to require a full audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks by the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.215 Federal Reserve Single Mandate Act of 2013

2013-02-03T19:00:00Z

A bill to ensure that the Federal Reserve conducts its policies to ensure long-term price stability and a low rate of inflation.