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“REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the in the House section section on pages H10608-H10609 on Jan. 2, 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.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:
Mr. GOWDY: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Activities of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 115th Congress (Rept. 115-1114). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Mr. BRADY of Texas: Committee on Ways and Means. Report on the Legislative and Oversight Activities of the Committee on Ways and Means During the 115th Congress (Rept. 115-1115). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Mr. HENSARLING: Committee on Financial Services. H.R. 6741. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to increase monetary policy transparency and accountability and to make reforms to the Federal Reserve System, and for other purposes, with an amendment (Rept. 115-1116, Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Mr. HENSARLING: Committee on Financial Services. H.R. 4278. A bill to ensure that the operations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System remain independent from the credit policy of the United States, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 115-1117). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Mr. HENSARLING: Committee on Financial Services. H.R. 2128. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to permit private persons to compel the Securities and Exchange Commission to seek legal or equitable remedies in a civil action, instead of an administrative proceeding, and for other purposes (Rept. 115-1118). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Mr. HENSARLING: Committee on Financial Services. H.R. 4247. A bill to repeal title VIII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Rept. 115-1119). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Mr. ROE of Tennessee: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Report of the Activities of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives During the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress (Rept. 115-1120). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN: Committee on Appropriations. Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Annual Report of Committee Activities 115th Congress (Rept. 115-1121). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Mr. HENSARLING: Committee on Financial Services. Report on the Activity of the Committee on Financial Services of the United States House of Representatives for the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress (Rept. 115-1122). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Ms. FOXX: Committee on Education and the Workforce. Report on the Activities of the Committee on Education and the Workforce for the 115th Congress (Rept. 115-1123). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Mr. WOMACK: Committee on the Budget. Activities and Summary Report of the Committee on the Budget House of Representatives One Hundred Fifteenth Congress (Rept. 115- 1124). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana: Committee on Ethics. Summary of Activities One Hundred Fifteenth Congress (Rept. 115-1125). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
Mr. WALDEN: Committee on Energy and Commerce. Activity Report of the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress
(Rept. 115-1126). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
DISCHARGE OF COMMITTEE
Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XIII, the Committee on Rules discharged from further consideration. H.R. 6741 referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
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