US Congress House Bill 713 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 27 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-01-27 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Pending: House Financial Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Hedge Fund Study Act - Instructs the President's Working Group on Financial Markets to study and report to certain congressional committees on the hedge fund industry. Requires the study to analyze: (1) the changing nature of hedge funds and what characteristics define a hedge fund; (2) the growth of hedge funds within financial markets; (3) the growth of pension funds investing in hedge funds; (4) whether hedge fund investors are able to protect themselves adequately from the risk associated with their investments; (5) whether hedge fund leverage is effectively constrained; and (6) the potential risks hedge funds pose to financial markets or to investors.

Hedge Fund Study Act

Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]

Rep. Michael Castle [R-DE]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-01-27		Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/713/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr713/BILLS-111hr713ih.pdf