Amendment105th Congress
Amendment originally sought to increase from 5 percent to 10 percent the amount of annual gross revenue a financial holding company may derive from commercial activities. Growth above the 10 percent commercial revenue cap would be allowed at the discretion of the Federal Reserve Board on a case by case basis for up to an additional five percent. \ As amended by the Leach substitute amendment (A005), the above was replaced with language that eliminates the 5 percent commercial basket for financial holding companies contained in the bill and permits a 15 percent commercial basket but phases out such authority over a 10 to 15 year period.
- Amendment Number
- 622
- Description
- Amendment originally sought to increase from 5 percent to 10 percent the amount of annual gross revenue a financial holding company may derive from commercial activities. Growth above the 10 percent commercial revenue cap would be allowed at the discretion of the Federal Reserve Board on a case by case basis for up to an additional five percent. \ As amended by the Leach substitute amendment (A005), the above was replaced with language that eliminates the 5 percent commercial basket for financial holding companies contained in the bill and permits a 15 percent commercial basket but phases out such authority over a 10 to 15 year period.
- Purpose
- An amendment, printed as amendment No. 5 in part 2 of House Report 105-531 to increase from 5% to 10 % the amount of annual gross revenue which a financial holding company may derive from commercial activities. Growth above the 10 percent commercial revenue cap would be allowed at the discretion of the Federal Reserve Board on a case by case basis for up to an additional five percent. No new commercial investments or activities would be permitted above the 10% cap.
- Congress
- 105
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- May 13, 1998
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Roukema amendment (A004) as amended Agreed to by recorded vote: 218 - 204 (Roll No. 147).
- Latest Action Time
- 19:37:34
- Submitted Date
- May 13, 1998
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Aug 15, 2021