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H.R. 4157 111th Congress House

Ensure TARP Expires Act of 2009

Official title: To repeal the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to extend the Troubled Asset Relief Program and return all unobligated funds to reduce the public debt.

Introduced: December 9, 2009 See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits and national debtCongressional oversightFinancial crises and stabilization
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Nov 19, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 19, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensure TARP Expires Act of 2009 - Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to repeal the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to extend the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) beyond December 31, 2009.

Instructs the Secretary to transfer certain unobligated TARP funds to reduce the public debt.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 4110 TARP Sunset Act of 2009
  • HR 4170 Stop Any TARP Extension Act of 2009
  • HR 4171 TARP Sunset and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009
  • S 2787 TARP Sunset Act of 2009
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Dec 9, 2009
INGLIS, BOB
· Nov 19, 2009
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