Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of 2019
USA116th CongressHR-281| House
| Updated: 9/11/2019
Joyce Beatty
Democratic Representative
Ohio
Cosponsors (40)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)Al Lawson (Democratic)Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Steve Stivers (Republican)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Anthony Gonzalez (Republican)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)James E. Clyburn (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)
Financial Services Committee, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of 2019 This bill requires that in making the appointment of a president, a Federal Reserve Bank must interview at least one individual reflective of gender diversity and one reflective of racial or ethnic diversity. The bill amends numerous banking-, finance-, and trade-related Acts to make references to officials (including those to the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) gender-neutral.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 56 - 2.
Mr. San Nicolas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7576-7579)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 281.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7576-7577)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7576-7577)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Finance and Financial Sector
Executive agency funding and structureFederal officialsFederal Reserve SystemMinority employmentRacial and ethnic relationsSex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of 2019
USA116th CongressHR-281| House
| Updated: 9/11/2019
Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of 2019 This bill requires that in making the appointment of a president, a Federal Reserve Bank must interview at least one individual reflective of gender diversity and one reflective of racial or ethnic diversity. The bill amends numerous banking-, finance-, and trade-related Acts to make references to officials (including those to the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) gender-neutral.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 56 - 2.
Mr. San Nicolas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7576-7579)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 281.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7576-7577)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7576-7577)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Joyce Beatty
Democratic Representative
Ohio
Cosponsors (40)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)Al Lawson (Democratic)Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Marc A. Veasey (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)Steve Stivers (Republican)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)A. Donald McEachin (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Marcia L. Fudge (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Anthony Gonzalez (Republican)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)James E. Clyburn (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)
Financial Services Committee, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Finance and Financial Sector
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- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Executive agency funding and structureFederal officialsFederal Reserve SystemMinority employmentRacial and ethnic relationsSex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination