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S. 3693 110th Congress Senate

Stop the Greed on Wall Street Act

Official title: A bill to limit the amount of compensation for employees and executives of financial institutions assisted under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 19, 2008 Introduced by: Bernard Sanders Independent · Vermont See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Bank employeesBank failuresEconomic stabilizationEconomics and Public Finance
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It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) 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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Nov 19, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Nov 19, 2008
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action November 19, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop the Greed on Wall Street Act - Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to limit the amount of aggregate annual compensation for employees and executives of financial institutions assisted under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to the salary of the President of the United States.

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