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H.R. 6197 116th Congress House

CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2019

Official title: To reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Introduced: April 17, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 11, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 11, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

 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 5
  • HR 4895 Identical bill CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2019
  • HR 2515 Whistleblower Protection Reform 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
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 52
All 52 Democratic 27 Republican 1
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Dec 3, 2020
Wexton, Jennifer
· Oct 9, 2020
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Oct 1, 2020
Torres Small, Xochitl
· Sep 29, 2020
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Sep 24, 2020
Brindisi, Anthony
· Sep 22, 2020
Bustos, Cheri
· Sep 11, 2020
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Sep 11, 2020
Kuster, Ann
· Sep 11, 2020
McAdams, Ben
· Sep 11, 2020
O'Halleran, Tom
· Sep 11, 2020
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Sep 11, 2020
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Sep 1, 2020
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Sep 1, 2020
 D
Schrier, Kim
Washington · Sep 1, 2020
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Aug 21, 2020
Perlmutter, Ed
· Aug 11, 2020
Axne, Cynthia
· Jul 31, 2020
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jul 31, 2020
Cox, TJ
· Jul 31, 2020
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Jul 31, 2020
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Jul 31, 2020
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Jul 31, 2020
Lawson, Al
· Jul 31, 2020
Maloney, Sean
· Jul 31, 2020
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 31, 2020
Spanberger, Abigail
· Jul 31, 2020
Vela, Filemon
· Jul 31, 2020
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jul 16, 2020
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 9, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jul 9, 2020
Napolitano, Grace
· Jun 30, 2020
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 30, 2020
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Jun 26, 2020
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jun 25, 2020
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jun 25, 2020
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Jun 24, 2020
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jun 24, 2020
 D
Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Jun 15, 2020
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jun 15, 2020
Fudge, Marcia
· Jun 15, 2020
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 15, 2020
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 15, 2020
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 17, 2020
CLAY, WM.
· Apr 17, 2020
 D
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Apr 17, 2020
Lawrence, Brenda
· Apr 17, 2020
Lee, Barbara
· Apr 17, 2020
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Apr 17, 2020
Conaway, K.
· Mar 11, 2020
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