HRES 721
113th Congress
House
Finance and Financial Sector
Adult education and literacy
Advisory bodies
Consumer affairs
Elementary and secondary education
Employment and training programs
Financial literacy
Financial services and investments
Government studies and investigations
Higher education
Minority employment
Public-private cooperation
Women's employment
Encouraging greater public-private sector collaboration to promote financial literacy for students and young adults.
Introduced: September 11, 2014
Introduced by:
Foster, Bill
Democratic
· Illinois
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 11, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Sep 11, 2014
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Supports the efforts of the President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy in working with the public and private sectors to:
- increase financial education for youth in school and for adults in the workplace,
- increase access to financial services,
- establish measures of national financial literacy,
- conduct research on financial knowledge, and
- strengthen financial education programs.
Reaffirms the purposes of the Dodd-Frank Act directing federal financial agencies and the entities they regulate to partner with organizations focused on developing opportunities to place talented young minorities and women in industry internships, summer employment, and full-time positions.
Supports the efforts of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to provide consumers with relevant information and decisionmaking tools regarding important financial decisions.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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