HR 2172 115th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Inflation and prices Monetary policy Unemployment

FFOCUS Act of 2017.

Introduced: April 26, 2017 See on congress.gov

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Apr 26, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Apr 26, 2017

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Focusing the Fed on the Currency of the United States Act of 2017 or the FFOCUS Act of 2017

This bill amends the Federal Reserve Act to remove "maximum employment" as a goal of the Federal Reserve Board's duty to maintain long-run growth. The other goals, under current law, are stable prices and moderate long-term interest rates.

What's happening now April 26, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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Financial Services Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 1

Budd, Ted

North Carolina · Jun 21, 2017

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2172: FFOCUS Act of 2017.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2172/

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"H.R. 2172: FFOCUS Act of 2017.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2172/.

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