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HCONRES 429 109th Congress House

Recognizing the low presence of minorities in the financial services industry and minorities and women in upper level positions of management, and expressing the sense of the Congress that active…

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Official title: Recognizing the low presence of minorities in the financial services industry and minorities and women in upper level positions of management, and expressing the sense of the Congress that active measures should be taken to increase the demographic diversity of the financial services industry.

Introduced: June 13, 2006 Introduced by: Meeks, Gregory W. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector ApprenticeshipBank managementBlack collegesBusiness education
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CommerceCommunity and schoolCorporate managementEducationElementary and secondary educationFinancial institutionsFinancial servicesGraduate educationHigher educationLabor and EmploymentMentoringMinorities in governmentMinority business enterprisesMinority educationMinority employment
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Jul 24, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.
Jul 24, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Jul 24, 2006
Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
Jun 13, 2006
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 13, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 24, 2006

Referred to the Subcommittee on Education Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that Congress: (1) recognizes that minorities and women still face unique challenges entering into and obtaining upper level positions within the financial services industry; and (2) encourages financial institutions to take specified steps to increase participation of women and minorities in the industry.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) active measures should be taken by employers and educational institutions to increase the demographic diversity of the financial services industry; and (2) diversity within the financial services industry is vitally important not only to promoting innovation and creativity in the industry but to developing a more inclusive workforce for a fair and just economy.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 17
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 13, 2006
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jun 13, 2006
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jun 13, 2006
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jun 13, 2006
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 13, 2006
Davis, Artur
· Jun 13, 2006
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Green, Al
Texas · Jun 13, 2006
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 13, 2006
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jun 13, 2006
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 13, 2006
Meek, Kendrick
· Jun 13, 2006
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 13, 2006
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 13, 2006
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Jun 13, 2006
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jun 13, 2006
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 13, 2006
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 13, 2006
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jun 13, 2006
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Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 13, 2006
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 429: Recognizing the low presence of minorities in the financial services industry and minorities and women in upper level positions of management, and expressing the sense of the Congress that active measures should be taken to increase the demographic diversity of the financial services industry.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-429/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 429: Recognizing the low presence of minorities in the financial services industry and minorities and women in upper level positions of management, and expressing the sense of the Congress that active measures should be taken to increase the demographic diversity of the financial services industry.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-429/.
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H. Con. Res. 429, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-429/.
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[H. Con. Res. 429: Recognizing the low presence of minorities in the financial services industry and minorities and women in upper level positions of management, and expressing the sense of the Congress that active measures should be taken to increase the demographic diversity of the financial services industry.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-429/)
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