US Congress House Resolution 721 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-2)
Status: Introduced on September 11 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-09-11 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Pending: House Financial Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Supports the efforts of the President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy in working with the public and private sectors to: increase financial education for youth in school and for adults in the workplace, increase access to financial services, establish measures of national financial literacy, conduct research on financial knowledge, and strengthen financial education programs. Reaffirms the purposes of the Dodd-Frank Act directing federal financial agencies and the entities they regulate to partner with organizations focused on developing opportunities to place talented young minorities and women in industry internships, summer employment, and full-time positions. Supports the efforts of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to provide consumers with relevant information and decisionmaking tools regarding important financial decisions.

Encouraging greater public-private sector collaboration to promote financial literacy for students and young adults.

Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]
Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]	Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D-NY]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]	Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]	Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-09-11	House	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-resolution/721/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hres721/BILLS-113hres721ih.pdf