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S 836 111th Congress Senate Finance and Financial Sector Congressional oversight Evidence and witnesses Financial crises and stabilization

A bill to provide enhanced authority to the Congressional Oversight Panel established pursuant to the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.

Introduced: April 20, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Apr 20, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4449)
Apr 20, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4449)
Apr 20, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to grant subpoena power to the Congressional Oversight Panel (which reviews the current state of the financial markets and the regulatory system) to require the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of books, records, correspondence, memoranda, papers, documents, tapes, and materials.

What's happening now April 20, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4449)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Apr 20, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 836: A bill to provide enhanced authority to the Congressional Oversight Panel established pursuant to the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-836/
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"S. 836: A bill to provide enhanced authority to the Congressional Oversight Panel established pursuant to the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-836/.
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S. 836, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-836/.
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