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HR 492 113th Congress House

FFOCUS Act of 2013

Official title: To amend the Federal Reserve Act to remove the mandate on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee to focus on maximum employment.

Introduced: February 6, 2013 Introduced by: Stutzman, Marlin A. Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance Inflation and pricesMonetary policyUnemployment
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Feb 4, 2013
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 Latest action February 4, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Focusing the Fed on the Currency of the United States Act of 2013, or FFOCUS Act of 2013 - Amends the Federal Reserve Act to repeal the joint mandate on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee to make maximum employment one of the goals of their duty to maintain long run growth of the monetary and credit aggregates commensurate with the U.S. economy's long run potential to increase production.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Republican 11
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Mar 4, 2013
DeSantis, Ron
· Feb 14, 2013
JONES, WALTER
· Feb 14, 2013
 R
LaMalfa, Doug
California · Feb 14, 2013
Messer, Luke
· Feb 14, 2013
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Feb 14, 2013
Bucshon, Larry
· Feb 13, 2013
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Feb 13, 2013
Graves, Tom
· Feb 13, 2013
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Feb 12, 2013
Chaffetz, Jason
· Feb 6, 2013
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Feb 6, 2013
 R
Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Feb 6, 2013
Fleming, John
· Feb 6, 2013
Gohmert, Louie
· Feb 6, 2013
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Feb 6, 2013
Lamborn, Doug
· Feb 6, 2013
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Feb 6, 2013
Rokita, Todd
· Feb 6, 2013
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Feb 4, 2013
Pearce, Stevan
· Feb 4, 2013
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Feb 4, 2013
Woodall, Rob
· Feb 4, 2013
 R
Young, Todd
Indiana · Feb 4, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 492: FFOCUS Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-492/
MLA
"H.R. 492: FFOCUS Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-492/.
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H.R. 492, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-492/.
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[H.R. 492: FFOCUS Act of 2013](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-492/)
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