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Wire Transfer Fairness and Disclosure Act of 1999

Introduced: January 19, 1999 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Became law
Feb 12, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Jan 19, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
Jan 19, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Wire Transfer Fairness and Disclosure Act of 1999- Amends the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to require a financial institution or money transmitting business initiating an international money transfer on behalf of a consumer to disclose prominently on its premises and on its forms and receipts: (1) the exchange rate used in the transaction; (2) the exchange rate prevailing at a major financial center of the pertinent foreign country as of close of business on the business day immediately preceding the transaction date; and (3) all commissions and fees charged in such transaction.

Requires such information to be: (1) included in print, broadcast, and electronic advertisements; and (2) in English and in the same language as principally used by the institution or money transmitting business to advertise, solicit, or negotiate at that office if other than English.

What's happening now February 12, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 382: Wire Transfer Fairness and Disclosure Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-382/
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"H.R. 382: Wire Transfer Fairness and Disclosure Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-382/.
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H.R. 382, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-382/.
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