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S. 65 116th Congress Senate

Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of 2019

Official title: A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to require Federal Reserve banks to interview at least one individual reflective of gender diversity and one individual… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to require Federal Reserve banks to interview at least one individual reflective of gender diversity and one individual reflective of racial or ethnic diversity when appointing Federal Reserve bank presidents, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 9, 2019 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Congressional oversightExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Reserve SystemFederal officials
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Minority employmentRacial and ethnic relationsSex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) 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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Jan 9, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jan 9, 2019
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 Latest action January 9, 2019

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Jan 9, 2019
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jan 9, 2019
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jan 9, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 65: Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-65/
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"S. 65: Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-65/.
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