HR 281
116th Congress
House
Finance and Financial Sector
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Reserve System
Federal officials
Minority employment
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 11, 2019
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sep 10, 2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 10, 2019
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7576-7577)
Sep 10, 2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7576-7577)
Sep 10, 2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 281.
Sep 10, 2019
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7576-7579)
Sep 10, 2019
Mr. San Nicolas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 11, 2019
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 56 - 2.
Jul 11, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jan 8, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jan 8, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of 2019
This bill requires that in making the appointment of a president, a Federal Reserve Bank must interview at least one individual reflective of gender diversity and one reflective of racial or ethnic diversity.
The bill amends numerous banking-, finance-, and trade-related Acts to make references to officials (including those to the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) gender-neutral.
What's happening now
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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