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HR 6398 111th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Bank accounts, deposits, capital Interest, dividends, interest rates Lawyers and legal services

To require the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to fully insure Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts.

Introduced: November 15, 2010 Introduced by: Doggett, Lloyd Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 29, 2010
Became Public Law No: 111-343.
Dec 29, 2010
Signed by President.
Dec 23, 2010
Presented to President.
Dec 22, 2010
Cleared for White House.
Dec 22, 2010
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 22, 2010
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10964)
Dec 22, 2010
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10964)
Dec 1, 2010
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Nov 30, 2010
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 30, 2010
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7727)
Nov 30, 2010
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7727)
Nov 30, 2010
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6398.
Nov 30, 2010
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7727-7728)
Nov 30, 2010
Mr. Doggett moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Nov 15, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Nov 15, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on November 30, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to treat as a noninterest-bearing transaction account fully insurable by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) any Interest on Lawyers Trust Account (or functionally equivalent account) established by an attorney or law firm on behalf of a client.

What's happening now December 29, 2010

Became Public Law No: 111-343.

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