HR 6938 · 97th Congress · Finance and Financial Sector

A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to transmit to the Congress a monetary early warning report whenever the Board or the Federal Open Market Committee takes any action to implement a change in existing monetary policy.

Introduced 1982-08-05· Sponsored by Rep. Patman, William N. [D-TX-14]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy.(1982-08-05)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Federal Reserve Act to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to transmit to the Congress a monetary early warning report within seven days after the Federal Open Market Committee takes any action which will change existing trend rates of growth of the monetary aggregates. Specifies the contents of such report. Requires revised reports 30 days and 90 days thereafter.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (10)

8 Democrats2 Republicans