US HB281 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 38-3)
Status: Engrossed on September 11 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-09-11 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on September 11 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-09-11 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
Requires that in making the appointment of a president, a Federal Reserve Bank must interview at least one individual reflective of gender diversity and one reflective of racial or ethnic diversity. The bill amends numerous banking-, finance-, and trade-related Acts to make references to officials (including those to the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) gender-neutral.
Title
Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of 2019
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-11 | Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. |
| 2019-09-10 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 2019-09-10 | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7576-7577) |
| 2019-09-10 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 281. |
| 2019-09-10 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7576-7579) |
| 2019-09-10 | House | Mr. San Nicolas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. |
| 2019-07-11 | House | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 56 - 2. |
| 2019-07-11 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. |
| 2019-01-08 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. |
| 2019-01-08 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB65 (Related) 2019-01-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Subjects
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Federal Reserve System
Finance and financial sector
Minority employment
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Federal officials
Federal Reserve System
Finance and financial sector
Minority employment
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
