HR 485 · 115th Congress · Finance and Financial Sector

Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of 2017

Introduced 2017-01-12· Sponsored by Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.(2017-01-12)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Reserve Act to require that in making the appointment of a president, a Federal Reserve Bank must interview at least one individual reflective of gender diversity and one reflective of racial or ethnic diversity. The bill amends numerous banking-, finance-, and trade-related Acts to make references to officials (including those to the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) gender-neutral.…

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Cosponsors (13)

13 Democrats
Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]CA
Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13]MI
Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]GA
Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]MN
Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5]NY
Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11]OH
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]AZ
Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2]LA
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]WI
Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1]MO
Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7]NY
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]NY
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]WA