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The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs conducts a markup of the "Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2009." The bill was first introduced on Nov. 10, 2009.
- Statement from Sen. Evan Bayh, (D-Ind.)
- Statement from Sen. Mark Warner, (D-Va.)
- Statement from Sen. Jon Tester, (D-Mont.)
- Statement from Sen. Herb Kohl, (D-Wis.)
- Statement from Sen. Christopher Dodd, (D-Conn.)
- Statement from Sen. Tim Johnson, (D-S.D.)
- Statement from Sen. Jack Reed, (D-R.I.)
- Statement from Sen. Charles Schumer, (D-N.Y.)
- Statement from Sen. Richard Shelby, (R-Ala.)
- Statement from Sen. Jim DeMint, (R-S.C.)
- Statement from Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, (R-Texas)
The U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee holds a hearing titled "Financial Regulatory Reform: Protecting Taxpayers and the Economy."
- Testimony from Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner
The House Committee on Financial Services announces the passage of an amendment to the Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009 submitted by Rep. Paul Kanjorski (D-Penn.). The amendment would, among other things, create standards for identifying, examining and reducing risks at "Too Big to Fail" financial institutions. The amendment would also give federal regulators the authority to resolve large systemically important financial firms.
- Text of the Kanjorski Amendment to the Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009
The House Committee on Financial Services resumes its markup of two pieces of legislation: an amendment to the Federal Insurance Office Act of 2009 (H.R. 2609) and the Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009 (H.R. 3996).
- Text of the Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009 discussion draft
- Text of the amendment to the Federal Insurance Office Act of 2009 discussion draft
Sen. Christopher Dodd, chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs, issues a discussion draft of the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2009. If signed into law, the legislation would, among other things, create a single federal banking regulatory agency, create an independent consumer financial protection agency and create an independent council of regulators to identify risks to the financial system.
- Text of the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2009
