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HR 5659 115th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Bank accounts, deposits, capital Banking and financial institutions regulation Financial services and investments Securities

Volcker Rule Relief Act of 2018

Introduced: April 27, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Apr 27, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Apr 27, 2018
Introduced in House
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Volcker Rule Relief Act of 2018

This bill amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to exempt from the "Volcker Rule" banks with: (1) total assets valued at less than $10 billion, and (2) trading assets and liabilities comprising not more than 5% of total assets. (The Volcker Rule prohibits banking agencies from engaging in proprietary trading or entering into certain relationships with hedge funds and private-equity funds.)

What's happening now April 27, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · May 18, 2018
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Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Apr 27, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5659: Volcker Rule Relief Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5659/
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