A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions.
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 26, 2015)
Amends the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to revise the treatment of affiliate transactions that may be exempt from clearing requirements to authorize such an exemption only if the affiliate enters into the swap to hedge or mitigate the commercial risk of the person that is not a financial entity (as under current law), provided that an appropriate credit support measure or other mechanism must be used if the hedge or mitigation of commercial risk is addressed by entering into a swap with either: (1) a swap dealer or major swap participant, or (2) a security-based swap with a security-based swap dealer or major security-based swap participant.
What just happenedMar 26, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateMar 26, 2015
- Mar 26, 2015IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee - Mar 26, 2015IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate