Politiparty
Politiparty

118th Congress Finance and Financial Sector

H.R. 6962: Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Jan 11, 2024
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Jan 11, 2024

This bill subjects the budgets of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) and the Office of Financial Research (OFR) to the annual appropriations process and establishes requirements for reports and a public notice and comment period.

The budgets of the FSOC and the OFR are funded by assessments on financial institutions which are deposited into the Financial Research Fund and, under current law, are immediately available to be spent. This bill requires the funding from the Financial Research Fund to be made available by appropriations acts.

The OFR must submit quarterly reports to Congress regarding its

Read the full summary
  • finances;
  • workforce; and
  • actions taken to achieve the goals, objectives, and performance measures of the office.

The OFR must provide a public notice and comment period of at least 90 days before issuing any proposed report, rule, or regulation.

The bill expands the duties of the OFR to include

  • publishing an annual work plan;
  • consulting with other federal departments and agencies with relevant expertise prior to preparing any public report with respect to a specified entity, class of entities, or financial product or service; and
  • developing and implementing a cybersecurity plan.

The Government Accountability Office must annually audit the cybersecurity plan and its implementation.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Roll calls

0 votes on this bill

No roll call votes have been held on this bill.

Amendments

0 offered

No amendments were offered to this bill.

Cosponsors

15

Who scored on this bill

0 points earned

No member has earned points from it yet.

See all scorers and every scoring event

Introductions and cosponsorships count toward weekly caps and show no points.

Other bills by Tom Emmer

History

  1. Jan 11, 2024Introduced in the House by Tom Emmer.
Show the full action history (2 actions)
  1. Jan 11, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Jan 11, 2024Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.