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HR 2989 - 117

Financial Transparency Act of 2021

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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Financial Transparency Act of 2021 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Finance and Financial Sector

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Summary

53 Passed House Nov 1, 2021

Financial Transparency Act of 2021 This bill requires federal financial regulatory agencies to adopt specified data standards with respect to format, searchability, and transparency. The bill also decreases, beginning September 30, 2031, the cap on the surplus funds of the Federal Reserve banks. (Amounts exceeding this cap are deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.)

00 Introduced in House Sep 30, 2021

Financial Transparency Act of 2021 This bill requires federal financial regulatory agencies to adopt specified data standards with respect to format, searchability, and transparency.

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Timeline

Oct 26, 2021

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Oct 25, 2021

Ms. Waters moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Oct 25, 2021

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5840-5848)

Oct 25, 2021

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2989.

Oct 25, 2021

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

Oct 25, 2021

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5854-5855)

Oct 25, 2021

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 400 - 19 (Roll no. 333).(text: CR H5840-5846)

Oct 25, 2021

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 400 - 19 (Roll no. 333). (text: CR H5840-5846)

Oct 25, 2021

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Jun 21, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

May 4, 2021

Introduced in House

May 4, 2021

Introduced in House

May 4, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

House Votes

Roll call 333 · Session 1 · Oct 25, 2021
Passed

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