Amendment sought to allow the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission the authority to ban abusive swaps; sought to amend any proposed commercial risk definition to disregard balance sheet risk; and sought to maintain that any illegal swap entered into after enactment of this Act would not be valid.

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Amendment Number
525
Description
Amendment sought to allow the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission the authority to ban abusive swaps; sought to amend any proposed commercial risk definition to disregard balance sheet risk; and sought to maintain that any illegal swap entered into after enactment of this Act would not be valid.
Purpose
An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 111-370 to allow the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission the authority to ban abusive swaps, amends any proposed commercial risk definition to disregard balance sheet risk, and maintains any illegal swap entered into after enactment of this Act will not be valid.
Congress
111
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Dec 10, 2009
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Stupak amendment (A009) Failed by recorded vote: 150 - 279 (Roll no. 959).
Latest Action Time
22:01:04
Submitted Date
Dec 10, 2009
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Feb 3, 2022
Amendment 525 — Informed