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Swap Trading Improvement Act

USA116th CongressHR-4717| House 
| Updated: 11/8/2019
Eric A. "Rick" Crawford

Eric A. "Rick" Crawford

Republican Representative

Arkansas

Cosponsors (1)
Austin Scott (Republican)

Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Swap Trading Improvement Act This bill revises provisions regarding swap execution facilities (i.e., trading platforms for speculators exchanging the benefit or liability of two financial instruments). The bill eliminates the requirement that swap execution facilities must adopt position limitations or position accountability for speculators. The bill allows a swap execution facility to delegate certain core functions to a third party. Currently, these functions may only be delegated to other registered entities. Additionally, the bill revises the required adequate financial resources of a swap execution facility. Currently, a facility must be able to cover the operating costs of a one year period. The bill requires the facility to cover the greater amount of the operating costs of a 90 day period, or to enable an orderly wind down of its operations.
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Timeline
Oct 17, 2019
Introduced in House
Oct 17, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Nov 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
  • October 17, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • October 17, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.


  • November 8, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

Finance and Financial Sector

Banking and financial institutions regulationCommodities marketsContracts and agency

Swap Trading Improvement Act

USA116th CongressHR-4717| House 
| Updated: 11/8/2019
Swap Trading Improvement Act This bill revises provisions regarding swap execution facilities (i.e., trading platforms for speculators exchanging the benefit or liability of two financial instruments). The bill eliminates the requirement that swap execution facilities must adopt position limitations or position accountability for speculators. The bill allows a swap execution facility to delegate certain core functions to a third party. Currently, these functions may only be delegated to other registered entities. Additionally, the bill revises the required adequate financial resources of a swap execution facility. Currently, a facility must be able to cover the operating costs of a one year period. The bill requires the facility to cover the greater amount of the operating costs of a 90 day period, or to enable an orderly wind down of its operations.
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Timeline
Oct 17, 2019
Introduced in House
Oct 17, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Nov 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
  • October 17, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • October 17, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.


  • November 8, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Eric A. "Rick" Crawford

Eric A. "Rick" Crawford

Republican Representative

Arkansas

Cosponsors (1)
Austin Scott (Republican)

Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee

Finance and Financial Sector

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Banking and financial institutions regulationCommodities marketsContracts and agency