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118th Congress Finance and Financial Sector

S. 1160: Financial Regulators Transparency Act of 2023

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Mar 30, 2023
  2. Passed Senate (not reached)
  3. Passed House (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in Senate, Mar 30, 2023

This bill makes certain disclosure and ethics requirements applicable to the Federal Reserve banks and financial regulators and changes the authority and appointment procedure of the inspector general of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The bill applies to Federal Reserve banks Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requirements, congressional FOIA request requirements, and federal records retention requirements.

The bill also expands ethics-related congressional FOIA requests to apply to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Reserve banks, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the National Credit Union Administration, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

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Finally, the bill requires the inspector general of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The inspector general shall also have authority over the Federal Reserve banks. Under current law, this appointment is made by the chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Roll calls

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Amendments

0 offered

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Cosponsors

8

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

6 points earned
  1. 1Thom Tillis R-NC SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History

  1. Mar 30, 2023Introduced in the Senate by Thom Tillis.
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  1. Mar 30, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Mar 30, 2023Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.