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Federal Reserve Reform Act of 2018

USA115th CongressHR-6741| House 
| Updated: 1/2/2019
Andy Barr

Andy Barr

Republican Representative

Kentucky

Cosponsors (4)
Frank D. Lucas (Republican)Alexander X. Mooney (Republican)Warren Davidson (Republican)Claudia Tenney (Republican)

Rules Committee, Financial Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Federal Reserve Reform Act of 2018 This bill revises provisions related to the authority of the Federal Reserve Board to set monetary policy. Among other things, the bill generally limits the board's emergency-lending authority; subjects the nonmonetary policy-related administrative costs of the board to the congressional appropriations process; limits the types of securities that the board may acquire in the open market to gold stock, currency, and direct obligations of the United States, foreign banks, or the International Monetary Fund; requires the board to exchange certain assets with the Department of the Treasury for direct U.S. obligations of equivalent value; requires the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to set the interest rates on balances maintained at Federal Reserve banks by depository institutions; revises the membership of the FOMC; and requires the FOMC to annually publish its monetary policy strategy;

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Timeline
Sep 7, 2018
Introduced in House
Sep 7, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.
Sep 13, 2018
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 21.
Sep 13, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jan 2, 2019
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 883.
Jan 2, 2019
Committee on Rules discharged.
Jan 2, 2019
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-1116, Part I.
  • September 7, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • September 7, 2018
    Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.


  • September 13, 2018
    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 21.


  • September 13, 2018
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • January 2, 2019
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 883.


  • January 2, 2019
    Committee on Rules discharged.


  • January 2, 2019
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-1116, Part I.

Economics and Public Finance

Related Bills

  • HR 115-2172: To amend the Federal Reserve Act to remove the mandate on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee to focus on maximum employment.
  • HR 115-4270: Monetary Policy Transparency and Accountability Act of 2017
  • HR 115-4756: To amend the Federal Reserve Act to establish a blackout period for public communications by the Federal Open Market Committee, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-4278: Independence from Credit Policy Act of 2017
  • HR 115-4302: Congressional Accountability for Emergency Lending Act of 2017
  • HR 115-4791: To amend the Federal Reserve Act to establish requirements for salaries, financial disclosures, and office staff of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-4757: To amend the Federal Reserve Act to modify the appointment process for presidents of Federal Reserve Banks.
  • HR 115-4755: To amend the Federal Reserve Act to bring the non-monetary policy related functions of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System into the appropriations process, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-4753: Federal Reserve Supervision Testimony Clarification Act
  • HR 115-4758: FOMC Policy Responsibility Act
AppropriationsCredit and credit marketsFederal Reserve SystemGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment lending and loan guaranteesInterest, dividends, interest ratesMonetary policySecurities

Federal Reserve Reform Act of 2018

USA115th CongressHR-6741| House 
| Updated: 1/2/2019
Federal Reserve Reform Act of 2018 This bill revises provisions related to the authority of the Federal Reserve Board to set monetary policy. Among other things, the bill generally limits the board's emergency-lending authority; subjects the nonmonetary policy-related administrative costs of the board to the congressional appropriations process; limits the types of securities that the board may acquire in the open market to gold stock, currency, and direct obligations of the United States, foreign banks, or the International Monetary Fund; requires the board to exchange certain assets with the Department of the Treasury for direct U.S. obligations of equivalent value; requires the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to set the interest rates on balances maintained at Federal Reserve banks by depository institutions; revises the membership of the FOMC; and requires the FOMC to annually publish its monetary policy strategy;

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Timeline
Sep 7, 2018
Introduced in House
Sep 7, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.
Sep 13, 2018
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 21.
Sep 13, 2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jan 2, 2019
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 883.
Jan 2, 2019
Committee on Rules discharged.
Jan 2, 2019
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-1116, Part I.
  • September 7, 2018
    Introduced in House


  • September 7, 2018
    Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.


  • September 13, 2018
    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 21.


  • September 13, 2018
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • January 2, 2019
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 883.


  • January 2, 2019
    Committee on Rules discharged.


  • January 2, 2019
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-1116, Part I.
Andy Barr

Andy Barr

Republican Representative

Kentucky

Cosponsors (4)
Frank D. Lucas (Republican)Alexander X. Mooney (Republican)Warren Davidson (Republican)Claudia Tenney (Republican)

Rules Committee, Financial Services Committee

Economics and Public Finance

Related Bills

  • HR 115-2172: To amend the Federal Reserve Act to remove the mandate on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee to focus on maximum employment.
  • HR 115-4270: Monetary Policy Transparency and Accountability Act of 2017
  • HR 115-4756: To amend the Federal Reserve Act to establish a blackout period for public communications by the Federal Open Market Committee, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-4278: Independence from Credit Policy Act of 2017
  • HR 115-4302: Congressional Accountability for Emergency Lending Act of 2017
  • HR 115-4791: To amend the Federal Reserve Act to establish requirements for salaries, financial disclosures, and office staff of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-4757: To amend the Federal Reserve Act to modify the appointment process for presidents of Federal Reserve Banks.
  • HR 115-4755: To amend the Federal Reserve Act to bring the non-monetary policy related functions of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System into the appropriations process, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-4753: Federal Reserve Supervision Testimony Clarification Act
  • HR 115-4758: FOMC Policy Responsibility Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AppropriationsCredit and credit marketsFederal Reserve SystemGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment lending and loan guaranteesInterest, dividends, interest ratesMonetary policySecurities