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H.R. 1610 112th Congress House

Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011

Official title: To provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 13, 2011 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Banking and financial institutions regulationCommodities marketsCorporate finance and managementFinancial services and investmentsSecurities
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 11, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.
May 4, 2011
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 19 - 13 .
May 4, 2011
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 3, 2011
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 2, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises.
Apr 15, 2011
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.
Apr 15, 2011
Introduced in House
Mar 16, 2011
Hearings Held Prior to Introduction.
Feb 15, 2011
Hearings Held Prior to Introduction.
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 Latest action May 11, 2011

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to revise the element of the definition of a major swap participant which states that the participant's outstanding swaps create substantial counterparty exposure that could have serious adverse effects on the financial stability of the U.S. banking system or financial markets. Specifies "net" counterparty exposure, thus stating that the major swap participant's outstanding swaps create substantial net counterparty exposure that could have serious adverse effects on the financial stability of the U.S. banking system or financial markets.

Declares capital and margin requirements governing swap dealers and major swap participants inapplicable to swaps in which one of the counterparties is not: (1) a swap dealer or major swap participant; (2) a specified kind of investment fund; (3) a commodity pool; or (4) the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or any affiliate, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) or any affiliate, or a Federal Home Loan Bank.

Exempts from margin requirements under the CEA and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 any swaps entered into before the date upon which specified final rules must be published under the Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010, title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2682 Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2012
  • S 947 A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange…
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1610: Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1610/
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