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Federal Reserve Financial Accountability and Transparency Act

USA119th CongressHR-3173| House 
| Updated: 5/1/2025
Roger Williams

Roger Williams

Republican Representative

Texas

Financial Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This legislation, titled the Federal Reserve Financial Accountability and Transparency Act, amends the Federal Reserve Act to significantly expand the reporting requirements for the Board of Governors' annual report. Its primary goal is to enhance transparency regarding the operations and expenditures of the Federal Reserve System. The bill mandates that the annual report include detailed information on annual expenditures and full-time equivalent employees for each Federal Reserve Bank. These disclosures must cover specific categories such as supervision activities legal functions operational services financial stability and open market operations administrative functions economic research and engagement with international cooperative bodies . Furthermore, the report must identify the three most important research areas for both the Board and each Federal Reserve Bank, based on expenditures and staffing. Finally, it requires the disclosure of annual expenditures dedicated to each proposed or finalized rule, guidance, and policy statement from the previous year, with these amendments taking effect two years after enactment.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-8591
Federal Reserve Financial Accountability and Transparency Act
May 1, 2025
Introduced in House
May 1, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-8591
    Federal Reserve Financial Accountability and Transparency Act


  • May 1, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • May 1, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Finance and Financial Sector

Federal Reserve Financial Accountability and Transparency Act

USA119th CongressHR-3173| House 
| Updated: 5/1/2025
This legislation, titled the Federal Reserve Financial Accountability and Transparency Act, amends the Federal Reserve Act to significantly expand the reporting requirements for the Board of Governors' annual report. Its primary goal is to enhance transparency regarding the operations and expenditures of the Federal Reserve System. The bill mandates that the annual report include detailed information on annual expenditures and full-time equivalent employees for each Federal Reserve Bank. These disclosures must cover specific categories such as supervision activities legal functions operational services financial stability and open market operations administrative functions economic research and engagement with international cooperative bodies . Furthermore, the report must identify the three most important research areas for both the Board and each Federal Reserve Bank, based on expenditures and staffing. Finally, it requires the disclosure of annual expenditures dedicated to each proposed or finalized rule, guidance, and policy statement from the previous year, with these amendments taking effect two years after enactment.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-8591
Federal Reserve Financial Accountability and Transparency Act
May 1, 2025
Introduced in House
May 1, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-8591
    Federal Reserve Financial Accountability and Transparency Act


  • May 1, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • May 1, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Roger Williams

Roger Williams

Republican Representative

Texas

Financial Services Committee

Finance and Financial Sector

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted