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S 3716 110th Congress Senate Finance and Financial Sector Auditing Bank failures Economic stabilization Economics and Public Finance Employee selection Federal employees Financial crises Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Inspectors general

Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program Act of 2008

Introduced: November 20, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Nov 20, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Nov 20, 2008
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program Act of 2008 - Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to authorize the Special Inspector General to exercise specified employment authorities for additional personnel, but not after six months following enactment of this Act.

Authorizes the Special Inspector General to conduct, supervise, and coordinate an audit or investigation of any action taken under such Act, except any action related to: (1) graduated authorization to purchase troubled assets; (2) oversight and audits by the Comptroller General; (3) the Comptroller General's study and report on margin authority; and (4) the Congressional Oversight Panel.

What's happening now November 20, 2008

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

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 3731 Related bill Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program Act of 2008
  • HR 7333 Identical bill Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program Act of 2008
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Nov 20, 2008
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Nov 20, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3716: Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3716/
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"S. 3716: Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-3716/.
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