US HB245 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-05-08 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Amends the Federal Reserve Act to repeal the joint mandate on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee to make maximum employment one of the goals of their duty to maintain long run growth of the monetary and credit aggregates commensurate with the U.S. economy's long run potential to increase production.

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Title

To amend the Federal Reserve Act to remove the mandate on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee to focus on maximum employment.

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History

DateChamberAction
2012-05-08HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held.
2011-03-23HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.
2011-01-07HouseReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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