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HR 4278 115th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Currency Federal Reserve System Monetary policy Securities

Independence from Credit Policy Act of 2017

Introduced: November 7, 2017 Introduced by: Hill, J. French Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 2, 2019
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 884.
Jan 2, 2019
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-1117.
Nov 14, 2017
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 26.
Nov 14, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Nov 7, 2017
Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade Prior to Referral.
Nov 7, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Independence from Credit Policy Act of 2017

This bill limits the types of securities that the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) may acquire in the open market to: (1) gold stock; (2) currency; and (3) direct obligations of the United States, foreign banks, or the International Monetary Fund. The FRB must exchange all other assets with the Department of the Treasury for direct U.S. obligations of equivalent value.

What's happening now January 2, 2019

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 884.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6741 Related bill Federal Reserve Reform Act of 2018
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Nov 14, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4278: Independence from Credit Policy Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4278/
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"H.R. 4278: Independence from Credit Policy Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4278/.
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H.R. 4278, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4278/.
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