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“PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the House of Representatives section on pages H172-H173 on Jan. 12, 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.
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PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Under clause 2 of rule XII, public bills and resolutions of the following titles were introduced and severally referred, as follows:
By Mr. HUIZENGA (for himself and Mr. Hultgren):
H.R. 4785. A bill to prohibit the consolidated audit trail from accepting personally identifying information, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. MEEKS (for himself, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Grijalva,
Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr.
Gutierrez, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Himes, Mr.
Ellison, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Quigley, Mr.
Suozzi, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Evans, Ms. Norton, Ms.
Jayapal, Mr. Blumenauer, and Ms. Kelly of Illinois):
H.R. 4786. A bill to require State and local law enforcement agencies to promptly report the loss or theft of any firearm to the National Tracing Center, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. BISHOP of Michigan:
H.R. 4787. A bill to impose additional requirements on portions of petroleum pipelines that cross the waters of the Great Lakes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
By Mr. ENGEL:
H.R. 4788. A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a pilot program to award grants and loan guarantees to hospitals to carry out projects for the purpose of reducing energy costs and increasing resilience to improve security; to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
By Mr. GOTTHEIMER (for himself and Mr. Lance):
H.R. 4789. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on the deduction for certain taxes, including state and local property and income taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
By Mr. HILL:
H.R. 4790. A bill to amend the Volcker rule to give the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System sole rulemaking authority, to exclude community banks from the requirements of the Volcker rule, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. MOONEY of West Virginia:
H.R. 4791. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to establish requirements for salaries, financial disclosures, and office staff of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
H.R. 4792. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to expand access to capital for small businesses affected by hurricanes or other natural disasters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services.
By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey,
Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Ms. Bordallo, Mrs. Comstock,
Mr. Courtney, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr.
Gallagher, Mr. Jones, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Kelly of
Pennsylvania, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Langevin, Mr.
Latta, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Serrano,
Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Yarmuth, and Mr. LaHood):
H. Res. 692. A resolution supporting the contributions of Catholic schools; to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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