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HJRES 365 97th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Credit Federal Reserve System Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Interest Interest rates Monetary policy Money Money supply

A joint resolution resolving that current economic policies must be reconsidered to bring and keep interest rates down, that the President and the Administration and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall discourage speculative lending, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall reconsider its tentative decisions to reduce the targets for growth in money supply for 1982, and that the President shall comply with section 10 of the Federal Reserve Act.

Introduced: November 20, 1981 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 28, 1982
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Dec 11, 1981
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Dec 1, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy.
Nov 20, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Nov 20, 1981
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Resolves that the economic policies currently in place must now be reconsidered in order to lower interest rates rapidly enough to effect an early, complete recovery from the recession and to prevent a resurgence of high interest rates in future years.

Directs the President and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to undertake immediately: (1) an aggressive campaign designed to encourage banks to cease providing loans or lines of credit for unproductive takeovers and speculative purposes; (2) efforts to ensure access to the least expensive possible credit; and (3) studies to explore and report to the Congress on innovative techniques for managing the money supply and credit resources in times of tight credit.

Directs the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to reconsider its tentative decision to reduce the targets for monetary growth for 1982.

Directs the President to nominate individuals for vacancies on the Board of Governors so that this Nation's agricultural and commercial interests, including housing and small businesses, will no longer be underrepresented on the Board.

What's happening now January 28, 1982

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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