US Congress House Bill 2111 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Introduced on April 27 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-04-27 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Pending: House Financial Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Congressional Commission on Financial Accountability and Preparedness Act of 2009 - Establishes the Congressional Commission on Financial Accountability and Preparedness to review and report to Congress on the actions leading up to the 2008 breakdown in the financial markets and failures in the regulatory system. Requires the Commission to submit special reports on: (1) any corporate abuse of taxpayer funds the Commission finds occurred; (2) the current state of the regulatory system and its effectiveness in overseeing the participants in the financial system and protecting consumers; and (3) any fiduciary negligence, fraudulent behavior, poor corporate governance, obstructionism, or media manipulation that the Commission determines was engaged in by relevant corporate officers and elected or appointed government officials.

Congressional Commission on Financial Accountability and Preparedness Act of 2009

Rep. Kevin Brady [R-TX]	Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]	Rep. Nathan Deal [R-GA]	Rep. John Kline [R-MN]
Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-04-27		Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

HB768 (Related) 2009-01-28 - Referred to House Ways and Means

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/2111/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr2111/BILLS-111hr2111ih.pdf