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S. 2544 115th Congress Senate

Ending Too Big to Jail Act

Official title: A bill to stop financial institution crime, require certain officers of companies to certify that they have conducted due diligence relating to criminal conduc… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to stop financial institution crime, require certain officers of companies to certify that they have conducted due diligence relating to criminal conduct or civil fraud, create accountability in deferred prosecution agreements, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 14, 2018 Introduced by: Elizabeth Warren Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Accounting and auditingBanking and financial institutions regulationCivil actions and liabilityCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
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This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 14, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Mar 14, 2018
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 Latest action March 14, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ending Too Big to Jail Act

This bill amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to (1) replace the Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program with the Office of the Special Inspector General for Financial Institution Crime, (2) task the office with investigating crimes within financial institutions and with conducting material-loss reviews when such institutions fail, and (3) otherwise revise provisions related to crime and fraud in financial institutions.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2544: Ending Too Big to Jail Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2544/
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"S. 2544: Ending Too Big to Jail Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2544/.
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S. 2544, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2544/.
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