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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-648] [Agriculture ] [Finance ] [Environmental ] [Infrastructure ] [Housing ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Aerospace ] [Food ] [Healthcare ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Insurance ] [Disaster Relief ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Provides FY2019 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2019 appropriations bills: the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019; the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 16. on 01/28/2019

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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-21] [Agriculture ] [Environmental ] [Finance ] [Infrastructure ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Budget and Spending ] [Healthcare ] [Housing ] [International ] [Science ] [Food ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Insurance ] [Disaster Relief ] [Aerospace ]
Provides FY2019 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2019 appropriations bills: the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019; the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 5. on 01/08/2019

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Too Big To Fail, Too Big To Exist Act [HB-7006] [Finance ] [Budget and Spending ] [Economic Development ]
Too Big To Fail, Too Big To Exist Act

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Introduced In House on 09/28/2018

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Congressional Accountability for Emergency Lending Act of 2017 [HB-4302] [Finance ] [Budget and Spending ]
Congressional Accountability for Emergency Lending Act of 2017

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Tipton Committee On Rules Discharged. on 12/28/2018

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Interior, Environment, Financial Services, and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-6147] [Finance ] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Energy ] [Water ] [Arts and Culture ] [Agriculture ] [Telecommunications ] [Food ] [Healthcare ] [Small Business ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Budget and Spending ] [Taxes ] [Cybersecurity ] [Data Privacy ] [Economic Development ] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Libraries ] [Mining ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Public Safety ] [Recreation ] [Science ] [Trade ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Veterans ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Air Quality ] [Animals ] [Children and Youth ] [Climate Change ] [Community Development ] [Construction ] [Criminal Justice ] [Defense ] [Disaster Relief ] [Education ] [Gaming ] [Housing ] [Human Services ] [Insurance ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Military ] [Native American Affairs ] [Nonprofit ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Property Tax ] [Senior Citizens ] [Social Security ]
Interior, Environment, Financial Services, and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 (Sec. 2) Specifies that, unless this bill expressly provides otherwise, references to "this Act" included in a division refer only to the provisions of that division. (Sec. 3) Specifies the committee reports that apply for the purpose of implementing each division. DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 This division (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Calvert Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 09/07/2018

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Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 [S.1893] [Finance ] [Consumer Protection ]
Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to allow the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) to subject a bank holding company to enhanced supervision if: (1) the company has been identified as a global systemically important company; or (2) the risk of the company's financial distress, or the nature of the company's activities, could pose a threat to the financial stability of the United States. Currently, companies are subject to this type of oversight if they possess (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 09/28/2017

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Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2018 [HB-5576] [Cybersecurity ] [National Security ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Defense ]
Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2018

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 09/06/2018

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Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act [S.2155] [Consumer Protection ] [Finance ] [Real Estate ] [Housing ] [Insurance ] [Cybersecurity ] [Veterans ] [Senior Citizens ] [Student Loans ] [Economic Development ] [Investments ]
Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act TITLE I--IMPROVING CONSUMER ACCESS TO MORTGAGE CREDIT (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) to allow a depository institution or credit union with assets below a specified threshold to forgo certain ability-to-pay requirements regarding residential mortgage loans. Specifically, those requirements are waived if a loan: (1) is originated by and retained by the institution, (2) complies with requirements regarding prepayment penalties and points and fees, and (3) (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Angus King Became Public Law No: 115-174. on 05/24/2018

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Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 [HB-3312] [Finance ] [Budget and Spending ] [Consumer Protection ]
Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to allow the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) to subject a bank holding company to enhanced supervision if: (1) the company has been identified as a global systemically important company; or (2) the risk of the company's financial distress, or the nature of the company's activities, could pose a threat to the financial stability of the United States. Currently, companies are subject to this type of oversight if they (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 12/20/2017

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Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act [HB-1459] [Finance ] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Budget and Spending ] [Science ]
Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act This bill amends the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to make the budgets of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) and the Office of Financial Research (OFR) subject to the annual appropriations process and to establish requirements for reports and a public notice and comment period. The budgets of the FSOC and the OFR are funded by assessments on financial institutions which are deposited into the Financial Research Fund and, under current law, are immediately available to be spent. This (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Stivers Introduced In House on 03/09/2017

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Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act [S.306] [Budget and Spending ]
Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act This bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require biennial budget resolutions, appropriations bills, and government strategic and performance plans, instead of the annual budget process required under current law. The bill specifies that budget biennium is the two consecutive fiscal years beginning on October 1 of any odd-numbered year. The Office of Management and Budget must report to Congress on the impact and feasibility of changing the definition of a fiscal year and the budget process (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Budget. on 02/06/2017

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Bailout Prevention Act of 2017 [HB-595] [Finance ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ]
Bailout Prevention Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Reserve Act to declare a borrower ineligible to borrow from any emergency lending program or facility unless the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Board) and all federal banking regulators with jurisdiction over the borrower certify that, at the time the borrower initially borrows under the program or facility, the borrower is not insolvent. Solvency shall be assessed by examining the last four months of relevant financial data and determining whether the fair value (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Capuano Introduced In House on 01/20/2017

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Let the GSEs Pay Us Back Act of 2017 [HB-491] [Finance ] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Investments ]
Let the GSEs Pay Us Back Act of 2017 This bill provides for the repayment of amounts previously borrowed by government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) from the Department of the Treasury. GSEs are financial services corporations created by Congress and include the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). Under an existing Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, net income from the GSEs is directed to Treasury as a dividend but is not counted toward repayment of the GSEs' debt. The (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Capuano Introduced In House on 01/12/2017

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Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 [S.1117] [Finance ] [Consumer Protection ] [Investments ]
Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Investment Company Act of 1940 to allow a money market fund, under specified conditions, to elect to operate using a different method of valuation than is otherwise required. A money market fund that elects to do so shall not be subject to specified requirements related to the imposition of liquidity fees. Certain federal assistance may not be provided directly to any money market fund. This limitation on federal assistance must be disclosed in a money market's (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 06/26/2018

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Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2018 [HB-2319] [Finance ] [Consumer Protection ] [Investments ]
Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2018 This bill amends the Investment Company Act of 1940 to allow a money market fund, under specified conditions, to elect to operate using a different method of valuation than is otherwise required. Under specified conditions, a money market fund shall not be subject to certain requirements related to the imposition of liquidity fees. Certain federal assistance may not be provided directly to any money market fund. This limitation on federal assistance must be disclosed in a money (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Reported (amended) By The Committee On Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-903. on 08/24/2018

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Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 [HB-10] [Finance ] [Insurance ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ] [Investments ] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Budget and Spending ] [Taxes ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Trade ] [Economic Development ] [Senior Citizens ] [Retirement ]
Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill repeals provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and other laws. Any rule that was issued or revised pursuant to a provision repealed by the bill is nullified. TITLE I--ENDING "TOO BIG TO FAIL" AND BANK BAILOUTS Subtitle A--Repeal of the Orderly Liquidation Authority (Sec. 111) The bill repeals the orderly liquidation authority of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The FDIC's orderly liquidation authority, as established under the Dodd-Frank Act, allows (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 115-108. on 07/13/2017

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