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H.R. 4895 116th Congress House

CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2019

Official title: To reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Introduced: November 19, 2019 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
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
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 Latest action November 26, 2019

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 254.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.
 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 6197 Identical bill CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2019
  • HR 4257 To require the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to establish an Office of Minority and Women Inclusion, and for oth…
  • HR 4333 To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to provide certainty for futures customers and market participants, and for other p…
  • HR 4816 Whistleblower Programs Improvement Act
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 28
All 28 Democratic 5 Republican 12
D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Nov 22, 2019
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Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Nov 19, 2019
Axne, Cynthia
· Nov 19, 2019
 R
Baird, James R.
Indiana · Nov 19, 2019
 R
Bost, Mike
Illinois · Nov 19, 2019
 R
Comer, James
Kentucky · Nov 19, 2019
Cox, TJ
· Nov 19, 2019
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Nov 19, 2019
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Nov 19, 2019
Davis, Rodney
· Nov 19, 2019
 R
Dunn, Neal P.
Florida · Nov 19, 2019
Fudge, Marcia
· Nov 19, 2019
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Nov 19, 2019
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Nov 19, 2019
 R
Johnson, Dusty
South Dakota · Nov 19, 2019
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Nov 19, 2019
Lawson, Al
· Nov 19, 2019
Maloney, Sean
· Nov 19, 2019
 R
Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Nov 19, 2019
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Nov 19, 2019
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Nov 19, 2019
Spanberger, Abigail
· Nov 19, 2019
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Nov 19, 2019
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Nov 19, 2019
Vela, Filemon
· Nov 19, 2019
Conaway, K.
· Oct 29, 2019
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · Oct 29, 2019
 D
Scott, David
Georgia · Oct 29, 2019
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