Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
CFTC Cost-Benefit Analysis Improvement Act This bill generally revises the cost-benefit analysis requirements for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). It establishes in the CFTC the Office of the Chief Economist. The office must perform the cost-benefit analyses of proposed CFTC regulations and orders. Additionally, such cost-benefit analyses must consider, among other things, the impact of market liquidity on relevant markets, available alternatives to direct regulation, and the cost of compliance for all regulated entities. A court must affirm such cost-benefit analyses, unless it finds an abuse of discretion.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Finance and Financial Sector
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBanking and financial institutions regulationCommodities marketsCommodity Futures Trading CommissionExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementJudicial review and appeals
CFTC Cost-Benefit Analysis Improvement Act
USA116th CongressHR-4909| House
| Updated: 11/15/2019
CFTC Cost-Benefit Analysis Improvement Act This bill generally revises the cost-benefit analysis requirements for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). It establishes in the CFTC the Office of the Chief Economist. The office must perform the cost-benefit analyses of proposed CFTC regulations and orders. Additionally, such cost-benefit analyses must consider, among other things, the impact of market liquidity on relevant markets, available alternatives to direct regulation, and the cost of compliance for all regulated entities. A court must affirm such cost-benefit analyses, unless it finds an abuse of discretion.
Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee
Finance and Financial Sector
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBanking and financial institutions regulationCommodities marketsCommodity Futures Trading CommissionExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementJudicial review and appeals