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HR 1461 105th Congress House

Depository Institutions Disaster Relief Act of 1997

Official title: To facilitate recovery from the recent flooding of the Red River and its tributaries by providing greater flexibility for depository institutions and their regulators, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 12, 1997 See on congress.gov
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May 16, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Apr 24, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
Apr 24, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 16, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Depository Institutions Disaster Relief Act of 1997 - Authorizes the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to make exceptions to the Truth in Lending Act and the Expedited Funds Availability Act with respect to transactions and depository institutions located within national disaster areas produced by the 1997 flooding of the Red River and its tributaries, if the Board determines that the exception can reasonably be expected to alleviate hardships to the public that outweigh possible adverse effects.

Authorizes the appropriate Federal banking agency to permit an insured depository institution in such a disaster area, which also meets certain other requirements, to subtract the amount of disaster insurance proceeds or governmental assistance from its total assets when calculating compliance with mandatory leverage limits of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.

Authorizes the Board and other Federal banking agencies to disregard specified rulemaking procedural and publication requirements of Federal law with respect to such depository institutions.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that specified Federal regulatory agencies should encourage depository institutions to meet the financial services needs of their communities and customers located in areas affected by the 1997 flooding of the Red River and its tributaries.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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Thune, John
South Dakota · May 12, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1461: Depository Institutions Disaster Relief Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1461/
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