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“House of Representatives” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D244-D245 on March 11, 2019.
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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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 16 public bills, H.R. 1662-
1677; and 9 resolutions, H. Res. 207 and 209-216, were introduced.
Pages H2646-47
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H2647-48
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
H. Res. 208, providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution
(H. Con. Res. 24) expressing the sense of Congress that the report of Special Counsel Mueller should be made available to the public and to Congress, and providing for proceedings during the period from March 15, 2019, through March 22, 2019 (H. Rept. 116-17).
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed Representative Kildee to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
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Recess: The House recessed at 12:02 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m.
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Guest Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the Guest Chaplain, Rev. Meg Peery McLaughlin, Burke Presbyterian Church, Burke, VA.
Page H2617
Recess: The House recessed at 2:07 p.m. and reconvened at 4:01 p.m.
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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures:
Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration Act of 2019: H.R. 1122, to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out a housing choice voucher mobility demonstration to encourage families receiving such voucher assistance to move to lower-poverty areas and expand access to opportunity areas, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 387 yeas to 22 nays, Roll No. 119;
Pages H2618-20, H2626-27
Federal Reserve Supervision Testimony Clarification Act: H.R. 974, amended, 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;
Pages H2620-21
FinCEN Improvement Act of 2019: H.R. 1414, to amend the duties of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to ensure FinCEN works with Tribal law enforcement agencies, protects against all forms of terrorism, and focuses on virtual currencies; and
Pages H2621-23
Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019: H.R. 758, amended, to provide a safe harbor for financial institutions that maintain a customer account or customer transaction at the request of a Federal or State law enforcement agency, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 404 yeas to 7 nays, Roll No. 120.
Pages H2623-25, H2627
Recess: The House recessed at 4:58 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m.
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Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he transmitted to Congress his Budget of the United States Government for Fiscal Year 2020--referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 116-3).
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Senate Referral: S. 725 was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H2626. Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H2626-27 and H2627. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 8:45 p.m.
