118th Congress Finance and Financial Sector
S. 496: Respect for Workers Act
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Summary
This bill requires at least one member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to have experience supporting or protecting the rights of workers. This member is in charge of developing policy recommendations regarding the board's goal of maximum employment. (The board is made up of seven members that are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Members serve 14-year terms, with one term beginning every two years.)
The bill also requires the board to discuss in their semiannual report the distributional effect of monetary policy.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
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Amendments
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Cosponsors
- Sherrod Brown D-OHOriginal
- Tammy Baldwin D-WIOriginal
- Cory Booker D-NJOriginal
- Robert Casey D-PAOriginal
- Jeff Merkley D-OROriginal
- Alejandro Padilla D-CAOriginal
- Chris Van Hollen D-MDOriginal
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RIOriginal
- Elizabeth Warren D-MAOriginal
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by John Reed.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S459)