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H.R. 2253 111th Congress House

Financial Markets Commission Act of 2009

Official title: To establish a Financial Markets Commission, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 5, 2009 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Banking and financial institutions regulationCongressional agenciesCongressional oversightCredit and credit markets
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Financial crises and stabilizationFraud offenses and financial crimesHousing finance and home ownershipSecurities
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 22, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
May 7, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1094)
May 5, 2009
Referred to House Agriculture
May 5, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
May 5, 2009
Referred to House Financial Services
May 5, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 22, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Financial Markets Commission Act of 2009 - Establishes in the legislative branch the Financial Markets Commission to: (1) examine all causes, domestic and global, of the current financial and economic crisis in the United States, including the collapse of major financial and commercial firms and the deterioration of the credit and housing markets; and (2) investigate the role in the crisis, if any, of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), nationally recognized statistical rating organizations, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), trading facilities for commodities and self-regulatory organizations, the federal banking agencies, any financial or commercial corporation, partnership, or entity, and any other governmental or non-governmental entity.

Requires the Commission to: (1) report its findings and recommendations to the President and Congress; and (2) refer to the U.S. Attorney General and any appropriate state attorney general any person that the Commission finds may have violated federal laws in relation to the crisis.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2253: Financial Markets Commission Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2253/
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"H.R. 2253: Financial Markets Commission Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2253/.
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H.R. 2253, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2253/.
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