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S 1527 103th Congress Senate

Fair Trade in Financial Services Act of 1994

Official title: A bill to provide for fair trade in financial services.

Introduced: October 7, 1993 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 15, 1994
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 385.
Mar 15, 1994
Committee on Banking. Reported to Senate by Senator Riegle with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 103-235.
Feb 10, 1994
Committee on Banking. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Oct 26, 1993
Committee on Banking. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 103-396.
Oct 7, 1993
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
Oct 7, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13272-13275)
Oct 7, 1993
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 15, 1994

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 385.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fair Trade in Financial Services Act of 1993 - Amends the International Banking Act of 1978 to direct the Secretary of the Treasury (the Secretary) to: (1) identify the extent to which a foreign country denies national treatment to U.S. banking and securities organizations; and (2) determine whether such denial has a significant adverse effect upon them.

Authorizes the Secretary to publish the determinations of adverse effect in the Federal Register. Authorizes Federal banking agencies and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), upon concurrence and/or recommendation of the Secretary, to deny applications filed by entities of such identified countries. Prohibits a financial services organization of such a country from commencing any line of business in the United States in which, as of the Secretary's publication date, it was not engaged, or conduct business from any location at which the organization did not conduct business as of that date. Requires securities organizations from those countries to notify the SEC and gain its approval before acquiring control of any registered domestic securities organization. Prescribes guidelines for the Secretary to initiate negotiations with foreign countries that deny national treatment for U.S. banking and securities organizations. Requires the Secretary to submit a biennial status report to the Congress.

Amends the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 to direct the Secretary to investigate and report to the President and the Congress on: (1) the extent of the interdependence of U.S. financial services sectors and certain foreign countries; and (2) the economic and strategic consequences of that interdependence for the United States.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1527: Fair Trade in Financial Services Act of 1994. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-S-1527/
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