HR 4473 · 109th Congress · Finance and Financial Sector

CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2005

Introduced 2005-12-08· Sponsored by Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 358.(2006-01-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2005 - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to revise Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) jurisdiction over an agreement, contract, or retail transaction in foreign currency. Extends registration requirements to particular persons participating in the solicitation or recommendation of any such agreement, contract, or transaction. Revises the prohibition against contracts designed to defraud or mislead. Declares that the requirements of such prohibition do not obligate any person, in connection with a transaction, to disclose to another person in the transaction any nonpublic information that may be material to the market price, rate, or level of the commodity or transaction, except as necessary to make any statement to such other person not misleading in any material respect. Directs the agencies represented on the President's Working Group on Financial Markets to work to ensure that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the CFTC have taken action to permit: (1) risk-based portfolio margining for security options and security futures products by September 30, 2006; and (2) by June 30, 2006, the trading of futures on certain security ind…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 4473, CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2005

Feb 3, 2006

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the House of Representatives on December 14, 2005</p>

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H.R. 4473, CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2005

Feb 3, 2006

Cost estimate for the bill as passed by the House of Representatives on December 14, 2005

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office