US HB485 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-12 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Pending: House Financial Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 12 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-12 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Pending: House Financial Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Reserve Act to require 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 2017
Sponsors
| Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH] | Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA] | Rep. John Conyers [D-MI] | Rep. David Scott [D-GA] |
| Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN] | Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY] | Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] |
| Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA] | Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI] | Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO] | Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY] |
| Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY] | Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-12 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. |
| 2017-01-12 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB2829 (Related) 2018-05-10 - 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
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/485/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr485/BILLS-115hr485ih.pdf |
