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“MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the Senate section on pages S6354-S6355 on Sept. 27, 2018.
The Federal Reserve is the US's central bank, expanding many times during great financial uncertainty and panic. It has faced numerous criticisms since its creation in 1913, such as making the Great Depression worse and for lacking transparency and audits.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE
At 12:26 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered by Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has passed the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:
H.R. 754. An act to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Anwar Sadat in recognition of his heroic achievements and courageous contributions to peace in the Middle East.
H.R. 3383. An act to designate the flood control project in Sedgwick County, Kansas, commonly known as the Wichita-Valley Center Flood Control Project, as the ``M.S. 'Mitch' Mitchell Floodway''.
H.R. 3398. An act to amend the Real ID Act of 2005 to permit Freely Associated States to meet identification requirements under such Act, and for other purposes.
H.R. 3834. An act to provide that members of public safety agencies who died of 9/11-related health conditions are eligible for the Presidential 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4431. An act to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for interest payments by agencies in the case of administrative error in processing certain annuity deposits for prior military service or certain volunteer service, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4753. An act to amend the Federal Reserve Act to require the Vice Chairman for Supervision of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to provide a written report, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4809. An act to increase access to agency guidance documents.
H.R. 4887. An act to modernize Federal grant reporting, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4917. An act to amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to provide testimonial subpoena authority, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5036. An act to establish an Independent Financial Technology Task Force, to provide rewards for information leading to convictions related to terrorist use of digital currencies, to establish a FinTech Leadership in Innovation Program to encourage the development of tools and programs to combat terrorist and illicit use of digital currencies, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5420. An act to authorize the acquisition of land for addition to the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site in the State of New York, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5896. An act to amend title 5, United States Code, to modify the authority for pay and work schedules of border patrol agents, and for other purposes.
H.R. 6332. An act to require the Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to submit a report to Congress on the way in which data collected pursuant to title 31 is being used, and for other purposes.
H.R. 6729. An act to allow nonprofit organizations to register with the Secretary of the Treasury and share information on activities that may involve human trafficking or money laundering with financial institutions and regulatory authorities, under a safe harbor that offers protections from liability, in order to better identify and report potential human trafficking or money laundering activities.
H.R. 6737. An act to amend the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act to clarify seasoning requirements for certain refinanced mortgage loans, and for other purposes.
H.R. 6751. An act to increase transparency with respect to financial services benefitting state sponsors of terrorism, human rights abusers, and corrupt officials, and for other purposes.
H.R. 6846. An act to require the United States Postal Service to establish new ZIP codes, and for other purposes.
The message also announced that the House has passed the following bill, without amendment:
S. 1668. An act to rename a waterway in the State of New York as the ``Joseph Sanford Jr. Channel''.
Enrolled Bills Signed
The message further announced that the Speaker of the House has signed the following enrolled bills:
H.R. 46. An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of Fort Ontario in the State of New York.
H.R. 2259. An act to amend the Peace Corps Act to expand services and benefits for volunteers, and for other purposes.
H.R. 4958. An act to increase, effective as of December 1, 2018, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
Enrolled Bill Signed
At 2:15 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered by Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the Speaker has signed the following bill:
H.R. 1551. An act to modernize copyright law, and for other purposes.
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