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HR 7247 118th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector

Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of 2024

Introduced: February 6, 2024 Introduced by: Beatty, Joyce Democratic · Ohio See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of 2024

This bill requires that, when appointing 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.

What's happening now February 6, 2024

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 18
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Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · Mar 12, 2024
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Feb 13, 2024
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Feb 6, 2024
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 6, 2024
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Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 6, 2024
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Feb 6, 2024
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Feb 6, 2024
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Feb 6, 2024
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 6, 2024
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Feb 6, 2024
Lee, Barbara
· Feb 6, 2024
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Feb 6, 2024
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 6, 2024
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 6, 2024
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Feb 6, 2024
 D
Torres, Ritchie
New York · Feb 6, 2024
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Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Feb 6, 2024
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Feb 6, 2024
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Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Feb 6, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7247: Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of 2024. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7247/
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"H.R. 7247: Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of 2024." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7247/.
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H.R. 7247, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7247/.
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