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HR 2209 114th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Administrative law and regulatory procedures Banking and financial institutions regulation Department of the Treasury Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Federal Reserve System Securities State and local finance

To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2A liquid assets, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 1, 2015 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
Feb 11, 2016
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-231.
Feb 2, 2016
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Feb 1, 2016
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H384)
Feb 1, 2016
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H384)
Feb 1, 2016
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2209.
Feb 1, 2016
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H384-387)
Feb 1, 2016
Mr. Garrett moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Feb 1, 2016
Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 114-407.
Feb 1, 2016
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 310.
Feb 1, 2016
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 4, 2015
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 56 - 1.
Nov 4, 2015
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 3, 2015
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 21, 2015
Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Prior to Referral.
May 1, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
May 1, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

(Sec. 1) This bill amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to the treatment of certain municipal obligations to direct the federal banking agencies to treat as a high-quality level 2A liquid asset any municipal obligation that is liquid, readily marketable, and investment grade as of the calculation date.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Comptroller of the Currency are directed to amend the rule titled "Liquidity Coverage Ratio: Liquidity Risk Measurement Standards; Final Rule" to implement this Act.

What's happening now February 11, 2016

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-231.

 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 9 Republican 4
R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jan 12, 2016
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Dec 9, 2015
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Nov 30, 2015
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Nov 30, 2015
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Oct 26, 2015
Pittenger, Robert
· Oct 21, 2015
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Oct 21, 2015
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Oct 21, 2015
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 16, 2015
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 27, 2015
Poliquin, Bruce
· Jul 22, 2015
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jul 21, 2015
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · May 1, 2015
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 1, 2015
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · May 1, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2209: To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2A liquid assets, and for other purposes.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2209/
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"H.R. 2209: To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2A liquid assets, and for other purposes.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2209/.
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H.R. 2209, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2209/.
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