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Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act [S.2237]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act This bill amends the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 to: set deadlines for final examination reports and exit interviews of a financial institution by a federal financial regulatory agency, and establish the Office of Independent Examination Review to adjudicate appeals and investigate complaints from financial institutions concerning examination reports. The bill also requires the establishment of an independent internal agency appellate process at the Consumer
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Community Bank Access to Capital Act of 2017 [HB-4562]
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[Small Business ]
[Investments ]
Community Bank Access to Capital Act of 2017 This bill directs the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to exempt banks with assets not greater than $50 billion from certain international financial standards. The bill amends the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to create an exemption from internal control report attestation requirements for depository institutions with assets not greater than $1 billion. The Securities and Exchange Commission must revise Regulation D
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Community Bank Access to Capital Act of 2017 [S.1962]
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Community Bank Access to Capital Act of 2017 This bill directs the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to exempt banks with assets not greater than $50 billion from certain international financial standards. The bill amends the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to create an exemption from internal control report attestation requirements for depository institutions with assets not greater than $1 billion. The Securities and Exchange Commission must revise Regulation D
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End Banking for Human Traffickers Act of 2017 [S.2080]
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[Human Rights ]
[Finance ]
End Banking for Human Traffickers Act of 2017 This bill revises the duties of the Department of the Treasury's Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence to include combating illicit financing relating to human trafficking. The bill amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to direct the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking to report on efforts to eliminate money laundering relating to human trafficking. The Federal Financial Institutions Examinations Council must review procedures relating to the detection and
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Small Business Credit Card Act of 2018 [HB-5660]
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[Consumer Protection ]
[Finance ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Small Business Credit Card Act of 2018 This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to extend to qualified small businesses credit card protections currently provided to consumers, including limitations and disclosures regarding fees and interest rates. The bill defines "qualified small business" as any business concern having 50 or fewer employees, whether or not: (1) the credit card account is in the name of an individual or a business entity, and (2) any credit transaction involving such account is for business or personal purposes. A qualified
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Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act of 2018 [HB-5666]
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Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act of 2018 This bill amends the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to establish a state insurance commissioner as a voting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council. The member is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. Under current law, this member is nonvoting and selected by state insurance commissioners.
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Volcker Rule Relief Act of 2018 [HB-5659]
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Volcker Rule Relief Act of 2018 This bill amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to exempt from the "Volcker Rule" banks with: (1) total assets valued at less than $10 billion, and (2) trading assets and liabilities comprising not more than 5% of total assets. (The Volcker Rule prohibits banking agencies from engaging in proprietary trading or entering into certain relationships with hedge funds and private-equity funds.)
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Stop Terrorist Use of Virtual Currencies Act [HB-5664]
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[National Security ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
Stop Terrorist Use of Virtual Currencies Act
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A bill to amend the Revised Statutes to grant State attorneys general the ability to issue subpoenas to investigate suspected violations of State laws that are applicable to national banks. [S.2272]
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A bill to amend the Revised Statutes to grant State attorneys general the ability to issue subpoenas to investigate suspected violations of State laws that are applicable to national banks. This bill allows state attorneys general, with reasonable cause, to issue subpoenas or administer oversight to investigate national banks for state law compliance.
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A resolution designating April 2018 as "Financial Literacy Month". [SR-490]
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[Education ]
A resolution designating April 2018 as "Financial Literacy Month".
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RBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2018 [S.2765]
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[Small Business ]
[Investments ]
RBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2018
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Monetary Policy Transparency and Accountability Act of 2017 [HB-4270]
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[Budget and Spending ]
[Inflation ]
[Economic Development ]
Monetary Policy Transparency and Accountability Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Reserve Act to require the Federal Open Market Committee to annually publish its monetary policy strategy. The strategy must include short-term interest-rate targets, open-market operations, and earnings on Federal Reserve bank balances. The Chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee is required to report on such strategy semiannually.
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Flooded Homeowner Financial Relief Act of 2018 [HB-5618]
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[Real Estate ]
[Insurance ]
[Finance ]
Flooded Homeowner Financial Relief Act of 2018
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Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act [S.2756]
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Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act
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PCAOB Transparency Act [HB-5614]
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PCAOB Transparency Act
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CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2017 [S.2171]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2017 This bill amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to require Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employees to be compensated according to the General Schedule pay scale for federal employees.
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CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2017 [HB-4499]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2017 This bill amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to require Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employees to be compensated according to the General Schedule pay scale for federal employees.
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Plymouth 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2017 [HB-4539]
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[Native American Affairs ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Plymouth 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to issue up to 100,000 $5 gold coins, 500,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar clad coins emblematic of the landing and settlement of Plymouth Colony, the signing of the Mayflower Compact, and the role of the indigenous Wampanoag tribes in the realization of the settlement. These coins may be issued only during a one-year period beginning January 1, 2020. Sales of such coins shall include specified surcharges, which shall be paid by
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Small Business Credit Availability Act [HB-4267]
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[Finance ]
[Investments ]
[Economic Development ]
Small Business Credit Availability Act This bill amends the Investment Company Act of 1940 to reduce the required asset-coverage ratio applicable to a Business Development Company (BDC) from 200% to 150% if: (1) the BDC makes specified disclosures on its website and to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC); and (2) the modified asset-coverage ratio is approved by the required majority of the BDC's directors, general partners, or shareholders (as applicable). The SEC must allow BDCs to use securities offering and proxy rules that are available
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GSE Jumpstart Reauthorization Act of 2017 [HB-4560]
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[Housing ]
GSE Jumpstart Reauthorization Act of 2017