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HR 4067 111th Congress House

Business Checking Fairness Act of 2009

Official title: To authorize interest-bearing transaction accounts at depository institutions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 8, 2009 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Bank accounts, deposits, capitalInterest, dividends, interest rates
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Nov 7, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Nov 7, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 7, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Business Checking Fairness Act of 2009 - Amends the Federal Reserve Act, the Home Owners' Loan Act, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to repeal the prohibition against the payment of interest on demand deposits.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 3
Altmire, Jason
· Dec 9, 2009
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Dec 9, 2009
Massa, Eric
· Dec 8, 2009
Murphy, Patrick
· Dec 8, 2009
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Dec 8, 2009
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Dec 3, 2009
Hall, John
· Dec 3, 2009
Kilroy, Mary Jo
· Dec 3, 2009
Perriello, Thomas
· Dec 3, 2009
Kosmas, Suzanne
· Dec 2, 2009
Markey, Betsy
· Dec 2, 2009
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Dec 2, 2009
Giffords, Gabrielle
· Dec 1, 2009
Kagen, Steve
· Dec 1, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4067: Business Checking Fairness Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4067/
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"H.R. 4067: Business Checking Fairness Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4067/.
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H.R. 4067, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-4067/.
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