HR 6079 · 109th Congress · Finance and Financial Sector

Hedge Fund Study Act

Introduced 2006-09-14· Sponsored by Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.(2006-11-13)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Hedge Fund Study Act - Instructs the President's Working Group on Financial Markets to study and report to certain congressional committees on the hedge fund industry. Requires the study to analyze: (1) the changing nature of hedge funds and what characteristics define a hedge fund; (2) the growth of hedge funds within financial markets; (3) the growth of pension funds investing in hedge funds; (4) whether hedge fund investors are able to protect themselves adequately from the risk associated with their investments; (5) whether hedge fund leverage is effectively constrained; and (6) the potential risks hedge funds pose to financial markets or to investors.…

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Cosponsors (3)

1 Democrat2 Republicans