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Price Stability Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-5396| House 
| Updated: 9/16/2025
J. French Hill

J. French Hill

Republican Representative

Arkansas

Cosponsors (2)
Byron Donalds (Republican)Marlin A. Stutzman (Republican)

Financial Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This legislative proposal aims to significantly alter the operational framework of the Federal Reserve System by amending the Federal Reserve Act. Specifically, it seeks to eliminate the requirement for the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee to consider maximum employment as one of their primary objectives. Currently, the Federal Reserve operates under a "dual mandate" to promote both maximum employment and stable prices. This bill would revise Section 2A of the Federal Reserve Act, effectively narrowing the Federal Reserve's focus to a single mandate of maintaining stable prices only. The proposed change would remove the employment objective from the central bank's statutory responsibilities, potentially shifting its policy priorities.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-7209
Price Stability Act of 2022

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-6117
Price Stability Act of 2023
Sep 16, 2025
Introduced in House
Sep 16, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-7209
    Price Stability Act of 2022


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-6117
    Price Stability Act of 2023


  • September 16, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • September 16, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Finance and Financial Sector

Price Stability Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-5396| House 
| Updated: 9/16/2025
This legislative proposal aims to significantly alter the operational framework of the Federal Reserve System by amending the Federal Reserve Act. Specifically, it seeks to eliminate the requirement for the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee to consider maximum employment as one of their primary objectives. Currently, the Federal Reserve operates under a "dual mandate" to promote both maximum employment and stable prices. This bill would revise Section 2A of the Federal Reserve Act, effectively narrowing the Federal Reserve's focus to a single mandate of maintaining stable prices only. The proposed change would remove the employment objective from the central bank's statutory responsibilities, potentially shifting its policy priorities.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-7209
Price Stability Act of 2022

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-6117
Price Stability Act of 2023
Sep 16, 2025
Introduced in House
Sep 16, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-7209
    Price Stability Act of 2022


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-6117
    Price Stability Act of 2023


  • September 16, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • September 16, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
J. French Hill

J. French Hill

Republican Representative

Arkansas

Cosponsors (2)
Byron Donalds (Republican)Marlin A. Stutzman (Republican)

Financial Services Committee

Finance and Financial Sector

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