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CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2019
Introduced: October 29, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 26, 2019
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 254.
Nov 26, 2019
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 116-313.
Nov 14, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Oct 30, 2019
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Oct 30, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 29, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Oct 29, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2019
This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and generally revises provisions related to the CFTC. Among other things, the bill
- exempts certain companies from the mandatory swaps clearing requirements if they have less than $10 million in assets,
- provides for the regulation of digital commodities,
- exempts certain charitable organizations from commodity trading advisor and commodity pool operator registration requirements,
- provides that the CFTC's authority to enforce prohibitions regarding fraud and other disruptive trading practices applies to foreign activities,
- eliminates the double-sided confirmation requirement for swap data repositories, and
- expands whistleblower protections.
What's happening now
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 254.
Committees of jurisdiction
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