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S 4946 117th Congress Senate Finance and Financial Sector

Payments Modernization Act of 2022

Introduced: September 22, 2022 Introduced by: Van Hollen, Chris Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) 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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Sep 22, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sep 22, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Payments Modernization Act of 2022

This bill requires the Federal Reserve Board to create a real-time payment system that allows funds to be available to any end user immediately at any time, including funds deposited at a depository institution.

What's happening now September 22, 2022

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4946: Payments Modernization Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4946/
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"S. 4946: Payments Modernization Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4946/.
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S. 4946, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4946/.
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