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HR 809 104th Congress House

To authorize and direct the General Accounting Office to audit the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Advisory Council, the Federal Open Market Committee, and Federal Reserve banks and their branches.

Introduced: February 13, 1995 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector AuditingBank examinationCongressCongressional investigations
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Congressional reporting requirementsEconomics and Public FinanceFederal Reserve SystemFederal advisory bodiesGovernment Operations and PoliticsOpen market operations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Feb 10, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.
Feb 2, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
Feb 2, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1076)
Feb 2, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 10, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Comptroller General to conduct an annual fiscal year audit of: (1) the Federal Reserve Board; (2) the Federal Advisory Council; (3) the Federal Open Market Committee; and (4) all Federal Reserve banks and branches, including transactions of the system open market account conducted through recognized dealers.

Requires the Comptroller General to report the audit results to the Congress and to submit copies to: (1) the President; (2) the Federal Reserve Board; and (3) the Federal Reserve banks.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Sep 5, 1996
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Mar 30, 1995
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Mar 2, 1995
FROST, MARTIN
· Feb 13, 1995
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Feb 13, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 809: To authorize and direct the General Accounting Office to audit the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Advisory Council, the Federal Open Market Committee, and Federal Reserve banks and their branches.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-809/
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"H.R. 809: To authorize and direct the General Accounting Office to audit the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Advisory Council, the Federal Open Market Committee, and Federal Reserve banks and their branches.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-809/.
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H.R. 809, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-809/.
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