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H.R. 6741

Federal Reserve Reform Act of 2018

Federal Reserve Reform Act of 2018

This bill revises provisions related to the authority of the Federal Reserve Board to set monetary policy. Among other things, the bill

  • generally limits the board's emergency-lending authority;
  • subjects the nonmonetary policy-related administrative costs of the board to the congressional appropriations process;
  • limits the types of securities that the board may acquire in the open market to gold stock, currency, and direct obligations of the United States, foreign banks, or the International Monetary Fund;
  • requires the board to exchange certain assets with the Department of the Treasury for direct U.S. obligations of equivalent value;
  • requires the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to set the interest rates on balances maintained at Federal Reserve banks by depository institutions;
  • revises the membership of the FOMC; and
  • requires the FOMC to annually publish its monetary policy strategy;

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 883.

Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6](R-KY)Sponsor
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  1. CalendarsH12410

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 883.

  2. DischargeH12300

    Committee on Rules discharged.

    Rules Committee
  3. Committee5500

    Committee on Rules discharged.

    Rules Committee
  4. CommitteeH12200

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-1116, Part I.

    Financial Services Committee
  5. Committee5000

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-1116, Part I.

    Financial Services Committee
  6. Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 30 - 21.

    Financial Services Committee
  7. Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Financial Services Committee
  8. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Rules Committee
  9. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Financial Services Committee
  10. IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  11. IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Federal Reserve Reform Act of 2018 — Informed