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HR 6406 110th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Advice and consent of the Senate Commodity Futures Trading Commission Congress Executive reorganization Futures trading Government Operations and Politics Independent regulatory commissions Inspectors general Presidential appointments

To elevate the Inspector General of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to an Inspector General appointed pursuant to section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978.

Introduced: June 26, 2008 Introduced by: Larson, John B. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 2, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Sep 25, 2008
Received in the Senate.
Sep 24, 2008
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 24, 2008
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9321-9322)
Sep 24, 2008
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9321-9322)
Sep 24, 2008
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6406.
Sep 24, 2008
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9321-9323)
Sep 24, 2008
Mr. Towns moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 28, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
Jun 26, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jun 26, 2008
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to include the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the CFTC within the definitions of "head of the establishment" and "establishment," respectively, and to exclude the CFTC from the definition of "designated federal entity," for purposes of that Act (thus elevating the Inspector General of the CFTC to an Inspector General appointed under that Act).

What's happening now October 2, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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