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Commodity Exchange Amendments Act of 1997

Introduced: February 4, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Feb 13, 1997
Committee on Agriculture. Hearings held.
Feb 11, 1997
Committee on Agriculture. Hearings held.
Feb 4, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Feb 4, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S951-952)
Feb 4, 1997
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commodity Exchange Amendments Act of 1997 - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act with respect to: (1) "Treasury amendment" excluded transactions; (2) hedging; (3) delivery points for foreign futures contracts; (4) exemption authority and swaps exemption; (5) exemption for professional markets; (6) contract designation; (7) designation of a board of trade as a contract market; (8) delivery by federally licensed warehouses; (9) submission of rules to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; (10) audit trails; and (11) enforcement.

What's happening now February 13, 1997

Committee on Agriculture. Hearings held.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 10, 1997
 R
McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Feb 24, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 257: Commodity Exchange Amendments Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-257/
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