HR 420 · 96th Congress · Economics and Public Finance

A bill to provide for steady, noninflationary growth in the money supply.

Introduced 1979-01-15· Sponsored by Rep. Hansen, George V. [R-ID-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.(1979-01-15)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Federal Reserve Act to require that the time, character, and volume of all purchases and sales of paper eligible for open-market operations be governed with a view to: (1) maintaining a constant general level of domestic prices; (2) avoiding destabilizing changes in total purchasing power; and (3) fostering a steady growth in the aggregate of demand deposits and currency in circulation approximately equal to the long-run growth in real national product.…

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