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| 97-hr-7440 | 97 | hr | 7440 | A bill to make technical corrections to 12 U.S.C. 371 (c)(c)(5). | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-12-17 | 1982-12-17 | Referred to Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance. | House | Rep. Barnard, Doug, Jr. [D-GA-10] | GA | D | B000153 | 0 | Amends the Federal Reserve Act to exempt from the collateral requirements of such Act extensions of credit by a member bank to an affiliate which is an export trading company. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 97-hr-7422 | 97 | hr | 7422 | A bill to provide that any policy change which is adopted by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or by the Federal Open Market Committee and which will affect interest rates or the supply of money shall be subject to a Congressional disapproval procedure. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-12-15 | 1982-12-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy. | House | Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-16] | MI | D | D000355 | 0 | Amends the Federal Reserve Act to provide for congressional review of any policy change affecting interest rates or the money supply which is adopted by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or by the Federal Open Market Committee. Allows either House of Congress to veto such policy by adoption of a resolution of disapproval within 60 days after notification of such policy. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 97-sjres-271 | 97 | sjres | 271 | A joint resolution to make technical corrections in certain banking and related statutes. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-12-13 | 1983-01-12 | Became Public Law No: 97-457. | Senate | Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT] | UT | R | G000072 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended) Makes technical corrections to the Garn-St. Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982. Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the National Housing Act to provide that deferral of, or exemption from, State franchise taxes on deposits during a period of Federal assistance to an insured bank applies to both interest and dividends paid on such deposits. Amends the Home Owner's Loan Act of 1933 to permit the Federal Home Loan Bank Board to examine savings banks that convert to Federal charter but maintain Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance. States that certain sunset provisions shall not apply to outstanding net worth certificates. Amends the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933 to allow savings and loan associations to open demand accounts for themselves. Amends the Depository Institutions Deregulation Act of 1980 to declare that money market deposit accounts in all depository institutions will not be subject to the phase-in of certain reserve requirements under the Monetary Control Act of 1980. Amends the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933 to grant savings and loan associations a five percent construction lending authority. Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to allow banks that withdrew from membership in the Federal Home Loan System to be readmitted. Provides that the relocation of a bank's headquarters within community limits does not necessitate shareholder approval. States that name approval by the Comptroller of the Currency is not required when a State bank converts to a Federal charter so long as the name contains the word "national." Allows that a State as well as a State official can declare holidays for national banks. Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to provide that the limitations on life insurance activities are applicable to small bank holding companies and their subsidiaries. States that the student loan exemption from truth-in-lending provisions applies to loans made on the date of enactment of the Garn-St. Germain Depository Institutions Act of… | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 97-hr-7378 | 97 | hr | 7378 | A bill to codify without substantive change recent laws related to money and finance and to improve the United States Code. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-12-07 | 1983-01-12 | Became Public Law No: 97-452. | House | Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10] | NJ | D | R000374 | 0 | Codifies without substantive change recent laws relating to money and finance. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 97-hr-7364 | 97 | hr | 7364 | A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code with respect to interests in timeshare premises. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-12-03 | 1982-12-08 | Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law. | House | Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-5] | FL | R | M000350 | 0 | Amends the Bankruptcy Code to provide that if the trustee rejects a debtor's executory contract for the sale of an interest in a timeshare plan, where the purchaser has not given up his right to use the timeshare premises, such purchaser may treat the contract as terminated and receive a lien on the timeshare interest for any part of the price already paid (except payments in previous years). Requires such election to take place within 45 days after entry of the order authorizing the rejection. Permits the purchaser in the alternative, to continue to exercise his rights to use the timeshare premises if he continues to make installment and maintenance payments. Permits the purchaser to offset against such continued payments any damages occurring after the trustee's rejection caused by the nonperformance of any of the debtor's obligations. Permits the purchaser, where the trustee has assigned the contract to a third party, to terminate his contract rather than participate with the assignee in the premises. | 2023-05-11T13:12:17Z | |
| 97-hconres-431 | 97 | hconres | 431 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that financial institutions should cooperate with the economic recovery plan of the Federal Government by following the lead of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in setting lower interest rates for consumer loans. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-12-02 | 1982-12-02 | Referred to Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance. | House | Rep. Goodling, William F. [R-PA-19] | PA | R | G000291 | 0 | Declares that it is the sense of Congress that financial institutions should cooperate with the economic recovery plan of the Government by following the lead of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in setting lower interest rates for consumer loans. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 97-hr-7352 | 97 | hr | 7352 | Insider Trading Sanctions Act of 1982 | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-12-02 | 1982-12-06 | Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance. | House | Rep. Rosenthal, Benjamin S. [D-NY-8] | NY | D | R000442 | 0 | The Insider Trading Sanctions Act of 1982 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to permit the Securities and Exchange Commission, whenever it appears that any person has traded in securities while in possession of material nonpublic information, to seek an order in a district court action requiring the violator, or anyone who aided and abetted the violation, to pay a civil penalty of up to three times the profit gained or loss avoided as a result of the unlawful transaction. Permits the Commission if such person fails to pay such penalty, to refer the matter to the Attorney General who may recover such penalty by action in the appropriate United States District Court. Increases from $10,000 to $100,000 the maximum criminal fine that may be imposed on persons, other than exchanges, who willfully violate the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. | 2025-08-29T19:50:11Z | |
| 97-hr-7341 | 97 | hr | 7341 | A bill to effectuate the Congressional directive that accounts established under Section 327 of the Garn-St Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982 be directly equivalent and competitive with money market mutual funds. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-12-01 | 1982-12-01 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Barnard, Doug, Jr. [D-GA-10] | GA | D | B000153 | 0 | Amends the Federal Reserve Act to permit the payment of interest on reserves held by any bank, savings and loan association, credit union, or mutual savings bank against accounts which are equivalent to and competitive with money market mutual funds under the Garn-St Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 97-s-3059 | 97 | s | 3059 | A bill to effectuate the Congressional directive that accounts established under Section 327 of the Garn-St. Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982 be directly equivalent and competitive with money market mutual funds. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-12-01 | 1982-12-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] | PA | R | H000456 | 0 | Amends the Federal Reserve Act to permit the payment of interest on reserves held by any bank, savings and loan association, credit union, or mutual savings bank against accounts which are equivalent to and competitive with money market mutual funds under the Garn-St Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 97-sconres-128 | 97 | sconres | 128 | A concurrent resolution relating to monetary policy. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-11-30 | 1982-11-30 | Referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] | WV | D | B001210 | 40 | Declares that it is the sense of Congress that the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve and the Federal Open Market Committee should take actions to achieve a level of interest rates low enough to generate economic growth and reduce the current level of unemployment. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 97-hr-7272 | 97 | hr | 7272 | A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to require prior notification to the Federal Reserve Board of certain financing by commercial banks. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-10-01 | 1982-10-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy. | House | Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-1] | IA | R | L000169 | 1 | Amends the Federal Reserve Act to authorize the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to require commercial banks which plan to assist in the financing of any part of a corporate acquisition or merger involving more than $100,000,000 in financing to notify the Board of such anticipated financing. Empowers the Board to disapprove such acquisition or merger under specified circumstances. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 97-hr-7283 | 97 | hr | 7283 | A bill to provide for the retirement of all United States notes of the denomination of $100 and their replacement with new notes in such denomination. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-10-01 | 1982-10-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage. | House | Rep. Schulze, Richard T. [R-PA-5] | PA | R | S000146 | 0 | Provides for the retirement of all U.S. notes in the denomination of $100 and their replacement with new notes in such denomination. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 97-hr-7295 | 97 | hr | 7295 | A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to make the Secretary of the Treasury an ex-officio member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-10-01 | 1982-10-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy. | House | Rep. Corcoran, Tom [R-IL-15] | IL | R | C000773 | 0 | Amends the Federal Reserve Act to make the Secretary of the Treasury an ex officio member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 97-s-3020 | 97 | s | 3020 | Presidential Advisory Panel for Coordination of Government Debt Collection and Delinquency Prevention Activities | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-10-01 | 1982-10-01 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Jepsen, Roger W. [R-IA] | IA | R | J000101 | 0 | Presidential Advisory Panel for Coordination of Government Debt Collection and Delinquency Prevention Activities - Establishes a Presidential Advisory Panel for Coordination of Government Debt Collection and Delinquency Prevention Activities to: (1) evaluate Federal policies on debt collection and delinquency prevention; (2) develop and recommend new policies and procedures; and (3) establish training manuals to increase the efficiency of employees involved in collection activities. Directs the Panel to submit a final report to the President within 18 months after its first meeting. Terminates the Panel 30 days after submission of such report. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-29T19:51:52Z | |
| 97-s-3022 | 97 | s | 3022 | Collection of Student Loans in Default Act of 1982 | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-10-01 | 1982-10-13 | Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB; Treasury Department. | Senate | Sen. Jepsen, Roger W. [R-IA] | IA | R | J000101 | 0 | Collection of Student Loans in Default Act of 1982 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to assess and collect certain student loans found to be in default by the Secretary of Education. Requires the Secretary to give notice to any individuals found to be in default. Sets forth requirements for the form and contents of such notice. Requires any individual so notified to make required payments in connection with the filing of his tax return. Requires the Secretary to assess and collect any amounts not paid as required after such notice in the same manner, with the same powers, and subject to the same limitations as if such amounts were a tax the collection of which would be jeopardized by delay. Amends title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Education to refer to the Secretary a list of all borrowers found to be in default for at least six months on student loans which are made, insured, or guaranteed by the Federal Government. | 2025-08-29T19:51:50Z | |
| 97-s-3027 | 97 | s | 3027 | A bill to amend the Bankruptcy Act regarding executory contracts, and for other purposes. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-10-01 | 1982-10-26 | Referred to Subcommittee on Courts. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 0 | Amends the Bankruptcy Code to provide that if the trustee rejects a debtor's executory contract for the sale of an interest in a timeshare plan, where the purchaser has not given up his right to use the timeshare premises, such purchaser may treat the contract as terminated and receive a lien on the timeshare interest for any part of the price already paid (except payments in previous years). Permits the purchaser, in the alternative, to continue to exercise his rights to use the timeshare premises if he continues to make installment and maintenance payments. Permits the purchaser to offset against such continued payments any damages occurring after the trustee's rejection caused by the nonperformance of any of the debtor's obligations. Permits the purchaser, where the trustee has assigned the contract to a third party, to terminate his contract rather than participate with the assignee in the premises. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 97-s-3037 | 97 | s | 3037 | Agricultural Produce Bailment Bankruptcy Amendments Act of 1982 | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-10-01 | 1982-10-01 | Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] | KS | R | D000401 | 3 | Agricultural Produce Bailment Bankruptcy Amendments Act of 1982 - Amends the Bankruptcy Act to require bankruptcy courts to give priority to allowed unsecured claims of farmers arising from the sale or conversion of farm produce to or by a debtor who operates a farm produce storage facility. Specifies that such sale or conversion must have occurred within 180 days before the filing of the petition or before the cessation of the debtor's business, whichever occurs first. Limits the payment of any such claim to $2,000 per individual. Permits a bankruptcy court to expedite the procedures for determining interests in and the disposition of grain and proceeds held by debtors who own or operate grain storage facilities. Requires the court to expedite such procedures if requested by a trustee or a claimant. Sets forth factors for the court to consider before deciding whether to shorten the time periods for procedures. Lists the procedures which may be expedited. Specifies administrative details. | 2025-08-29T19:51:50Z | |
| 97-hr-7249 | 97 | hr | 7249 | Time-Shares Sales Full Disclosure Act | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-09-30 | 1982-10-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Shamansky, Bob [D-OH-12] | OH | D | S000282 | 4 | Time-Share Sales Full Disclosure Act - Amends the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act to include time-share intervals, programs, and projects under its provisions. Renames such Act the Time-Share and Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act. Defines time-share interval as: (1) an ownership or leasehold estate in real property devoted to a time-share fee and a time-share lease; or (2) any other contractural right of exclusive occupancy, including a vacation license, prepaid hotel reservation, club membership, limited partnership, or vacation bond. Defines time-share program as an arrangement under which the use, occupancy, or possession of real property is subject to a time-share interval circulated among time-share interval purchasers according to a time schedule occurring annually over any period in excess of three years. Defines time-share project as any real property subject to a time-share program. | 2025-08-29T19:50:11Z | |
| 97-hr-7213 | 97 | hr | 7213 | A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to require that an individual's picture be placed on each credit card issued to such individual. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-09-29 | 1982-10-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage. | House | Rep. Mottl, Ronald M. [D-OH-23] | OH | D | M001044 | 0 | Amends the Truth in Lending Act to require that an individual's picture be placed on each credit card issued to such individual. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 97-hr-7201 | 97 | hr | 7201 | Louisiana World Exposition Commemorative Coin Act | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-09-28 | 1982-10-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage. | House | Rep. Livingston, Bob [R-LA-1] | LA | R | L000371 | 4 | Louisiana World Exposition Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue one-dollar silver coins emblematic of the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition. Declares such coins legal tender and prohibits their minting or distribution after December 31, 1984. Sets forth requirements for the sales of such coins, including surcharge payments to the Louisiana World Exposition, Incorporated, for use in staging and promoting the Exposition. Requires the Corporation to remit all remaining amounts to the Secretary, on June 1, 1985, for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury. Authorizes the Comptroller General to examine all pertinent records of the Corporation. Directs the Secretary to ensure that the issuance of the coins results in no net costs to the United States. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress at the end of each calendar quarter on the activities carried out under this Act. | 2025-08-29T19:50:11Z | |
| 97-hr-7172 | 97 | hr | 7172 | A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to give priority to claims of governmental units for costs which are incurred to abate hazardous substances and for which the debtor is liable under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, to certain claims under the Solid Waste Disposal Act, and to claims under similar State laws. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-09-23 | 1982-09-27 | Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law. | House | Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | F000215 | 0 | Amends Federal bankruptcy law to give priority over all other claims to Federal, State, or local government claims for costs incurred to abate hazardous substances for which the debtor is liable under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, the Solid Waste Disposal Act, or any similar State law. | 2023-05-11T13:12:01Z | |
| 97-hr-7180 | 97 | hr | 7180 | National Anti-Arson Fire Insurance Act | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-09-23 | 1982-10-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-16] | NY | D | S000148 | 0 | National Anti-Arson Fire Insurance Act - Prohibits payment under a fire insurance policy for a multifamily rental property or commercial property located in an urban county or metropolitan city which meets economic distress standards established under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 if, on the date of the loss involved, the total amount of property taxes overdue on such property exceeds three-fourths of the taxes assessed for the most recent taxable year. Subjects any insurer who knowingly violates this Act to a civil penalty of up to $100,000 for each such violation. Makes an insurer liable to a tenant for losses arising out of a fire if fire insurance proceeds are not payable with respect to the property involved as a result of this Act and the property owner's assets are insufficient to cover the tenant's losses. Limits the aggregate liability of an insurer with respect to a fire at a property to the amount of insurance proceeds that would be payable to the property owner in the absence of this Act. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-29T19:50:11Z | |
| 97-s-2945 | 97 | s | 2945 | A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-09-23 | 1982-09-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 0 | Amends the Federal Reserve Act to add the Secretary of the Treasury and the Comptroller of the Currency as ex officio members to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 97-hr-7132 | 97 | hr | 7132 | A bill to amend title 28 of the United States Code regarding jurisdiction in bankruptcy proceedings, and for other purposes. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-09-16 | 1982-09-27 | Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law. | House | Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2] | WI | D | K000020 | 0 | Revises Federal law pertaining to the jurisdiction and venue of bankruptcy courts. States that the bankruptcy court for the district in which a case is pending shall exercise all of the jurisdiction conferred on the district courts. Permits a district judge to recall such a case on his own motion or the motion of a party or of the bankruptcy judge. Provides that any bankruptcy judge may be designated to serve as a special master for the district courts pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Revises rules pertaining to venue of proceedings arising under or related to bankruptcy. | 2023-05-11T13:11:57Z | |
| 97-s-2879 | 97 | s | 2879 | Depository Institutions Amendments of 1982 | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-09-03 | 1982-09-24 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT] | UT | R | G000072 | 0 | (Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H.R. 6267 passed in lieu) Depository Institutions Amendments of 1982 - Title I: Deposit Insurance Flexibility - Deposit Insurance Flexibility Act - Part A: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Amendments - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to authorize the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to make loans to, make deposits in, purchase the assets or securities of, assume the liabilities of, or make contributions to, any insured bank if such action is taken: (1) to prevent the bank's closing; (2) to restore a closed insured bank; or (3) to lessen the risk to the Corporation posed by an insured bank under the threat of instability due to severe financial conditions. Authorizes the FDIC, in order to facilitate a merger or consolidation of an insured bank or the sale of assets of such insured bank and the assumption of its liabilities, or the acquisition of its stock, to: (1) purchase any such assets or assume such liabilities; (2) make loans or contributions to, or deposits in, or purchase the securities of, such institution; (3) guarantee it or the company which controls or will acquire control of it against loss by reason of merging or consolidating; or (4) any combination of the above. Prohibits the FDIC from using such authority to purchase the voting or common stock of an insured bank. Requires the Corporation, in its annual report to Congress, to report the total amount it has saved by exercising the authority provided in this Act. Amends the Home Owner's Loan Act of 1933 to permit the Home Loan Bank Board to authorize the conversion of a State-chartered savings bank insured by the FDIC into a Federal savings bank. Requires continued FDIC insurance coverage for a converted bank. Permits such a conversion only where: (1) the board of trustees of the bank has specified in writing that the bank is in danger of closing or is closed, or that severe financial conditions exist that threaten the bank's stability and a conversion is likely to improve its fi… | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 97-hconres-400 | 97 | hconres | 400 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the President should fill the next vacancy on the Federal Reserve Board with a person of substantial small business or agricultural experience. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-08-19 | 1982-08-19 | Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy. | House | Rep. Swift, Al [D-WA-2] | WA | D | S001115 | 1 | Declares that it is the sense of Congress that the President should fill the next vacancy on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System with a person of substantial small business or farming experience who can genuinely represent the interests and needs of independent businesses and producers in the formation of our Nation's monetary policy. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 97-hr-7021 | 97 | hr | 7021 | A bill to remove the limitation on the maximum rate of interest which may be paid on certain balances maintained in a negotiable order of withdrawal account. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-08-19 | 1982-08-19 | Referred to Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance. | House | Rep. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD-1] | SD | D | D000064 | 3 | Prohibits Federal regulation of the rate of interest which may be paid on balances in excess of $5,000 which are maintained in a negotiable order of withdrawal (NOW) account. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 97-hr-7024 | 97 | hr | 7024 | Federal Reserve Board Reform Act | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-08-19 | 1982-08-19 | Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy. | House | Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-16] | MI | D | D000355 | 0 | Federal Reserve Board Reform Act - Amends the Federal Reserve Act to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee to take action to keep interest rates no higher than three percentage points above the rate of inflation. Reduces the term of office of newly appointed members of the Board of Governors from 14 years to three years. Reduces the term of office of Chairman and Vice-chairman of the Board of Governors from four years to three years. Requires the Board to keep detailed minutes of all meetings of the Federal Open Market Committee. Requires the publication of such minutes within five business days after each such meeting. | 2025-08-29T19:50:05Z | |
| 97-hr-7047 | 97 | hr | 7047 | A bill to amend the Bankruptcy Act to provide that judgment debts resulting from a liability which is based on driving while intoxicated shall not be discharged. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-08-19 | 1982-08-27 | Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law. | House | Rep. Seiberling, John F. [D-OH-14] | OH | D | S000230 | 0 | Amends the Bankruptcy Act to provide that a debtor shall not be discharged from a judgment debt resulting from a liability based upon driving while legally intoxicated. | 2023-05-11T13:11:51Z | |
| 97-hr-7014 | 97 | hr | 7014 | A bill to establish a Commission on Capital Markets to evaluate Federal and State regulation of financial and investment institutions and other financial intermediaries, and for other purposes. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-08-18 | 1982-08-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance. | House | Rep. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO-2] | CO | D | W000647 | 69 | Establishes the Commission on Capital Markets to evaluate the regulation of financial intermediaries by the Federal and State governments and the functioning of such intermediaries in the accumulation and allocation of capital within the U.S. economy. Requires the Commission, not later than one year after its initial meeting, to submit to Congress a report on the results of its evaluation. Terminates the Commission 90 days after the submission of its final report to Congress. Authorizes appropriations as necessary to carry out this Act. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 97-hr-6978 | 97 | hr | 6978 | Bankruptcy Court Act of 1982 | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-08-12 | 1982-09-29 | Placed on Union Calendar No: 556. | House | Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10] | NJ | D | R000374 | 4 | (Reported to House from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendment, H. Rept. 97-807) Bankruptcy Court Act of 1982 - Provides for the appointment of U.S. bankruptcy judges under Article III of the Constitution. Provides for a transition period to the new bankruptcy court structure through March 31, 1983. Provides that in each judicial district there shall be a court of record known as the United States Bankruptcy Court for the district. Directs the President to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, bankruptcy judges. Provides that judges shall hold office during good behavior. Sets the salary of a judge at $65,000, subject to adjustment under the Federal Salary Act of 1967. Sets forth procedures for determining: (1) the chief judge of a district; and (2) the times and places of holding court. Provides that when the office of a bankruptcy judge becomes vacant all pending process, pleadings, and proceedings shall, when necessary, be continued by the clerk until a judge is appointed. Provides that the establishment of bankruptcy appellate panels shall be optional within each circuit. Authorizes a circuit judge to be assigned to hold a bankruptcy court within the circuit judge's circuit. Authorizes the Chief Justice to assign a district judge of one circuit to hold a bankruptcy court in another circuit. Includes bankruptcy judges: (1) in the Judicial Conference; (2) on the judicial council of each circuit; and (3) on the Board of the Federal Judicial Center. Makes conforming amendments, technical amendments, and amendments relating to retirement benefits for bankruptcy transition judges. Sets forth provisions relating to court clerks, court reporters, court officers, and other court employees. Provides that courts of appeals shall have jurisdiction from all final decisions of bankruptcy appellate panels, or from a final judgment of a bankruptcy court, if the parties agree to a direct appeal. Sets forth provisions relating to jurisdiction, venue, procedure, and removal to bankruptcy courts… | 2024-02-05T11:50:03Z | |
| 97-hr-6938 | 97 | hr | 6938 | A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to transmit to the Congress a monetary early warning report whenever the Board or the Federal Open Market Committee takes any action to implement a change in existing monetary policy. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-08-05 | 1982-08-05 | Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy. | House | Rep. Patman, William N. [D-TX-14] | TX | D | P000104 | 10 | Amends the Federal Reserve Act to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to transmit to the Congress a monetary early warning report within seven days after the Federal Open Market Committee takes any action which will change existing trend rates of growth of the monetary aggregates. Specifies the contents of such report. Requires revised reports 30 days and 90 days thereafter. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 97-hr-6896 | 97 | hr | 6896 | A bill to provide that the terms of the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall be concurrent with the term of the President of the United States. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-07-29 | 1982-07-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on International Development Institutions and Finance. | House | Rep. Coats, Daniel [R-IN-4] | IN | R | C000542 | 0 | Makes the terms of the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System concurrent with that of the President of the United States. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 97-s-2726 | 97 | s | 2726 | Interest Rate Reduction Act of 1982 | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-07-13 | 1982-09-22 | Committee on Banking received executive comment from Federal Home Loan Bank Board. Unfavorable. | Senate | Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN] | TN | D | S000068 | 1 | Interest Rate Reduction Act of 1982 - Amends the Federal Reserve Act to require the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to convene a meeting of the presidents of the twelve Federal Reserve banks for the purpose of encouraging the establishment of dual prime rate lending policies. Requires the President of each bank to institute a lending policy which provides for below market interest rates to small business, farm, and other selected borrowers. Requires semiannual reports to Congress concerning the implementation of dual prime rate policies. Requires the Board of Governors and the Federal Open Market Committee to increase monetary aggregates and maintain stable interest rates . Requires the Board to report to Congress on its efforts to do so. Allows the Board to permit an annual growth of nine to ten percent in the monetary aggregate known as M1 for 1982, and an annual growth rate for M1 of six to eight percent for 1983. Directs the Board to take appropriate actions to insure that interest rates will be stabilized at a level close to the historical average relationship between nominal interest rates and the rate of inflation. Makes the term of office for members of the Board of Governors seven years. Terminates the term of office of the Chairman of the Board when the term of the President designating him or her expires. | 2025-08-29T19:51:46Z | |
| 97-s-2693 | 97 | s | 2693 | American Eagle Gold Coin Act of 1982 | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-06-29 | 1982-07-02 | Committee on Banking requested executive comment from Bureau of the Mint. | Senate | Sen. Schmitt, Harrison H. [R-NM] | NM | R | S000132 | 0 | American Eagle Gold Coin Act of 1982 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint gold coins to be referred to as "American Eagles." Sets forth the specifications for four types of such gold coins. Declares that coins minted under this Act shall not be legal tender for public debts, public charges, taxes, duties or dues, but may be used for the payment of private debts. Sets forth the dates by which the Secretary shall begin delivery of such coins. Sets forth the formula by which the Secretary shall determine the daily price of such coins. Grants the Secretary the power to: (1) adjust the seigniorage charge on the sale of all such coins to finance the expenses of minting, delivering, and distributing them; and (2) regulate or suspend the quantity of coins made available for distribution or suspend their sale. Permits the exchange of gold bullion for such American Eagle coins. Permits the Secretary to prescribe necessary regulations. | 2025-08-29T19:51:46Z | |
| 97-hr-6720 | 97 | hr | 6720 | Bank Holding Company Deregulation Act of 1982 | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-06-24 | 1982-07-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance. | House | Rep. Stanton, J. William [R-OH-11] | OH | R | S000804 | 0 | Bank Holding Company Deregulation Act of 1982 - Amends the Banking Act of 1933 to allow a member bank to be affiliated with a bank securities affiliate. Permits any eligible association to acquire the stock of a bank securities affiliate. Defines an 'eligible association' as a bank with assets of less than $100,000,000 which is not controlled by a bank holding company. Requires any eligible association establishing or acquiring a bank securities affiliate to transfer to it all of the following activities within one year after the affiliate has commenced business in the United States: (1) dealing in and underwriting obligations of the United States, general obligations of any State or local government subdivision; and (2) buying and selling securities and stock as agent. Permits any officer, director, or employee of any member bank to serve at the same time as an officer, director or employee of any of its bank securities affiliates. Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to make the Securities and Exchange Commission the appropriate regulatory agency to enforce a bank securities affiliate's compliance with regulations concerning transactions in municipal securities. Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to define "bank securities affiliate" to mean any corporation that: (1) is engaged in the United States in one or more of the activities authorized under such Act; and (2) is a broker or dealer within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or an investment adviser within the meaning of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Permits a bank holding company to engage in activities that the Federal Reserve Board has determined are of a financial nature. Requires any bank holding company seeking to engage in one or more activities of a financial nature to provide the Board written notice within 60 days. Sets forth the information to be contained in such notice. Requires the Board, within 180 days of enactment of this Act, to promulgate regulations to permit bank holding companies to engage in su… | 2025-08-29T19:49:56Z | |
| 97-hr-6623 | 97 | hr | 6623 | National Investment Act of 1982 | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-06-17 | 1982-08-20 | Referred to Subcommittee on Rules of the House. | House | Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-1] | MI | D | C000714 | 4 | National Investment Act of 1982 - Title I: Regional Development Bank System - Subtitle A - National Investment Authority - Establishes an independent agency of the United States to be known as the National Investment Authority with its offices in the District of Columbia. Requires the Authority to oversee and coordinate the activities of the Regional Development Banks, established by this Act, and to ensure that they conduct their activities in a manner designed to further the purposes of this Act. Provides for the membership and staff of the Authority, and sets forth its powers. Requires the Authority to report annually to the President and to each House of Congress. Subtitle B - Regional Development Banks - Establishes the following Regional Development Banks, as instrumentalities of the United States: (1) the Southwestern Regional Development Bank; (2) the Northwestern Regional Development Bank; (3) the Midwestern Regional Development Bank; (4) the Southeastern Regional Development Bank; and (5) the Northeastern Regional Development Bank. Sets forth the composition of the Board of Directors of each bank. Declares that each Bank shall have capital stock of $1,000,000,000 subscribed by the Treasury. Grants each Bank the power to issue obligations within specified limits of authorized indebtedness. Exempts such obligations from all taxation except estate, inheritance, and gift taxes. Permits each Bank, taking into account market conditions, to request the Secretary of the Treasury to guarantee its obligations with the full faith and credit of the United States. Exempts each Bank from all taxation except State and local real property taxes. Authorizes each Bank to provide financial assistance, under specified terms and conditions, to any business enterprise that satisfies the eligibility criteria. Sets forth such eligibility criteria. Prohibits any Bank from providing financial assistance to a business enterprise for purposes of acquiring, or merging with, any other business enterprise or any depository instituti… | 2025-08-29T19:49:56Z | |
| 97-hr-6639 | 97 | hr | 6639 | Federal Reserve System Reform Act | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-06-17 | 1982-06-17 | Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy. | House | Rep. Patterson, Jerry M. [D-CA-38] | CA | D | P000121 | 0 | Federal Reserve System Reform Act - Amends the Federal Reserve Act to require the net earnings of a Federal reserve bank, after all the dividend claims have been fully met, to be paid into the general fund of the Treasury instead of such bank's surplus fund. Eliminates the provisions of such Act which allow the Board of Governors to levy assessments upon Federal reserve banks to pay its expenses. Authorizes appropriations as necessary for the operations of the Board. Permits the Board to enter into agreements with the Administrator of General Services with respect to the maintenance, operation, or protection of any building owned by the Board. Provides that as of enactment of this Act the Secretary of the Treasury shall serve as a member of the Board ex officio and that the term of office of each member shall be seven years. Changes the term of office of the Chairman of the Board from four years to such time as the term of the President making such designation shall expire. | 2025-08-29T19:49:56Z | |
| 97-s-2627 | 97 | s | 2627 | A bill to amend the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-06-15 | 1982-08-30 | Committee on Banking received executive comment from Comptroller of the Currency. Favorable. | Senate | Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI] | WI | D | P000553 | 0 | Amends the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933 to eliminate the requirement that a State savings and loan association exist in stock form at least four years preceding the date of enactment of the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980 (March 31, 1980) in order to be eligible to convert itself into a Federal stock savings and loan association. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 97-hr-6582 | 97 | hr | 6582 | A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to provide that priority shall be given to unsecured claims of United States fishermen arising from the sale of fish to certain fish processors. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-06-10 | 1982-06-14 | Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Amends the Bankruptcy Code to provide that priority be given to the unsecured claims of a United States fisherman against a United States fish processor for any debt arising from the sale of fish caught by such fisherman. | 2023-05-11T13:11:11Z | |
| 97-hr-6512 | 97 | hr | 6512 | Interest Rate Reduction Act of 1982 | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-05-27 | 1982-09-28 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Marlenee, Ron [R-MT-2] | MT | R | M000139 | 2 | Interest Rate Reduction Act of 1982 - Prohibits any officer or employee of the United States from selling any debt obligation of the United States bearing interest at a rate, or at a discount from face value yielding a rate of return greater than: (1) 15 percent; or (2) one-fourth of one percent less than the average auction price for Treasury bills at the auction held the week prior to the date of the enactment of this Act, whichever is lower. Sets forth the formula for reducing the maximum interest rate or yield after such date and for maintaining such maximum interest rate or yield at such level. Declares that the maximum legal rate of interest shall not be greater than five percent above such currently effective rate. Makes all contracts and assurances for the loan or forbearance in money or other thing of value at more than the legal rate of interest void as to the excess of interest over the legal rate. Permits the principal, with legal rate of interest, to be recovered on any such contract or assurance, but not the excess of interest. Permits such excess of interest, if already paid, to be recovered from the lender or forbearer even though payment was made to an assignee. Declares that no person may plead or set up the taking of more than the legal rate of interest as a defense to any action brought against such person to recover damages on, or to enforce payment of, any mortgage, bond, note, or other obligation executed or assumed by such person. States that a reasonable charge for origination fees, finder's fees, delinquency fees and commissions, and actual costs of recording and filing fees and of documentary and intangible taxes shall not be considered interest under this Act. | 2025-08-29T19:49:52Z | |
| 97-hr-6477 | 97 | hr | 6477 | A bill to extend, under certain conditions, the period of time a national bank may hold real estate. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-05-25 | 1982-06-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance. | House | Rep. Boggs, Corinne C. (Lindy) [D-LA-2] | LA | D | B000592 | 6 | Permits any national banking association which, on the date of enactment, holds title to an interest in real estate which it carried on its books at a nominal value on December 31, 1979, to continue to hold such interest for such period as would be permitted a State-chartered bank by the law of the State in which the association is located if the aggregate amount of earnings from such interest is separately disclosed in the association's annual financial statement. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 97-hr-6461 | 97 | hr | 6461 | A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to provide for expedited determinations of interests in grain and the proceeds of grain, held by debtors who own or operate grain storage facilities. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-05-21 | 1982-05-21 | For Previous Action See H.R.6034. | House | Rep. Butler, M. Caldwell [R-VA-6] | VA | R | B001182 | 14 | Amends the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 to permit a bankruptcy court to expedite the procedures for the determination of interests in and the disposition of grain and proceeds of grain held by debtors who own or operate grain storage facilities. Allows the shortening of time periods applicable for such procedures and establishment of a timetable for the completion of certain procedures. Permits such time periods and timetable to be modified by the court for good cause shown. Sets forth the criteria by which such time periods may be shortened and the procedures which may be expedited. Requires notice to any governmental unit with regulatory jurisdiction over the operation or liquidation of the debtor or his business of any request made or order entered into for expedited determinations of interest. Requires the trustee to consult with such governmental unit before taking any action relating to the disposition of grain in the control of the debtor or the estate. Declares that unless such an order is stayed pending appeal, the reversal or modification on appeal of an order establishing an expedited procedure or determining any interest in or approving any disposition of grain or its proceeds does not affect validity. Prohibits the court or the trustee from delaying any other proceeding in the particular case on account of the appeal. Permits the trustee to recover from grain and proceeds of grain the reasonable and necessary costs and expenses attributable to preserving and disposing of grain or its proceeds, but the trustee may not recover any other costs or expenses. | 2023-05-11T13:10:59Z | |
| 97-s-2561 | 97 | s | 2561 | Net Worth Guarantee Act | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-05-21 | 1982-08-02 | Committee on Banking received executive comment from Federal Home Loan Bank Board. Unfavorable. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 0 | Net Worth Guarantee Act - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, the National Housing Act, and the Federal Credit Union Act to permit the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board and the National Credit Union Administration Board to guarantee the net worth of qualified insured institutions. Sets forth the eligibility requirements which institutions, including State chartered commercial banks and national banks, must meet in order to receive such assistance. Requires net worth to be less than two percent, four percent, or four- and-a-half percent, as specified. Requires losses in two consecutive quarters, and at least 20 percent of an institution's loans and investments to be in mortgages secured by or securities backed by residential real property. Requires that an institution use at least 60 percent of its annual net new deposits to issue mortgages which meet specified criteria, including mortgages on multifamily rental projects or stock in residential cooperative housing corporations. Sets forth a formula for determining the amount of any guarantee of net worth. Permits additional guarantees of net worth after a two year period if the certified continued earnings losses are caused by general market conditions and not by the actions of the institution. Requires a qualified institution, when its net worth exceeds one percent of the minimum level of net worth eligibility, to begin to reduce the amount of guarantees of net worth received. Declares that the total annual reduction of guarantees of net worth received by such institution shall not be less than 50 percent of the net income, after taxes, of such bank for the year involved. Declares that outstanding guarantees of net worth provided by the Corporation shall be backed by the Net Worth Guarantee Account established by this Act. Establishes in the Treasury of the United States a Net Worth Guarantee Account which shall be used for the required payment of any guarantee of net worth issued pursuant to this Act. Limits the to… | 2025-08-29T19:51:40Z | |
| 97-hr-6412 | 97 | hr | 6412 | A bill to restrict the period of time during which checks drawn on the Treasury must be presented for payment. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-05-19 | 1982-06-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security. | House | Rep. Carman, Gregory W. [R-NY-3] | NY | R | C000158 | 0 | Requires checks drawn on the Treasury to be presented for payment within six months after the date of issuance. (Currently, there is no time limit for presentment). | 2025-02-04T16:54:13Z | |
| 97-s-2536 | 97 | s | 2536 | A bill to amend the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the Investment Company Act of 1940 to include individual and self-employed retirement plans as exempted securities. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-05-18 | 1982-05-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL] | IL | D | D000366 | 0 | Amends the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the Investment Company Act of 1940 to exempt individual and self-employed retirement plans and their collective investment from regulation under such Acts. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 97-s-2538 | 97 | s | 2538 | A bill to amend section 5137 of the Revised Statutes to extend, under certain conditions, the period of time a national bank may hold real estate. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-05-18 | 1982-07-02 | Committee on Banking requested executive comment from Comptroller of the Currency. | Senate | Sen. Tower, John G. [R-TX] | TX | R | T000322 | 2 | Permits any national banking association which, on the date of enactment, holds title to an interest in real estate which it carried on its books at a nominal rate on December 31, 1979, to continue to hold such interest for such period as would be permitted a State- chartered bank by the law of the State in which the association is located if the aggregate amount of earnings from such interest is separately disclosed in the association's annual financial statement. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 97-s-2531 | 97 | s | 2531 | Capital Assistance Act of 1982 | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-05-14 | 1982-08-19 | Committee on Banking. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 2879 ordered to be reported. | Senate | Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT] | UT | R | G000072 | 3 | Capital Assistance Act of 1982 - Amends the National Housing Act and the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to authorize the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to increase or maintain the capital of a qualified institution by making periodic purchases of capital instruments from such institution. Requires such an institution to have: (1) a net worth of at most three percent of its assets; (2) losses for two consecutive quarters; (3) a prospect of solvency for more than six months; and (4) investments in residential mortgages or mortgage-backed securities equal to at least 20 percent of its assets. Sets forth the initial capital instruments that the Corporations may purchase. Allows the Corporations to establish criteria which, with respect to ranges of net worth, calculation of losses, and percentage of losses to be met by purchases of capital instruments, differ from such criteria set forth by this Act. Prohibits any such assistance from being provided to a qualified institution if the Corporation determines that providing such assistance would be costlier than liquidating such institution. | 2025-08-29T19:51:40Z | |
| 97-s-2532 | 97 | s | 2532 | Deposit Insurance Flexibility Act | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-05-14 | 1982-08-19 | Committee on Banking. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 2879 ordered to be reported. | Senate | Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT] | UT | R | G000072 | 0 | Deposit Insurance Flexibility Act - Title I: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Amendments - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to authorize the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to make loans to, make deposits in, purchase the assets or securities of, assume the liabilities of, or make contributions to, any insured bank if such action is taken: (1) to prevent the bank's closing; (2) to restore a closed insured bank; or (3) to lessen the risk to the Corporation posed by an insured bank under the threat of instability due to severe financial conditions. Authorizes the Corporation, in order to facilitate a merger or consolidation of an insured bank or the sale of assets of such insured bank and the assumption of its liabilities, or the acquisition of its stock, to: (1) purchase any such assets or assume such liabilities; (2) make loans or contributions to, or deposits in, or purchase the securities of, such institution; (3) guarantee it or the company which controls or will acquire control of it against loss by reason of merging or consolidating; or (4) do any combination of the above. Requires the Corporation, in its annual report to Congress, to report the total amount it has saved, or estimates it has saved, by exercising the authority provided in this Act. Amends the Home Owner's Loan Act of 1933 to permit the Home Loan Bank Board to authorize the conversion of a State-chartered savings bank insured by the FDIC into a Federal savings bank. Requires continued FDIC insurance coverage for a converted bank. Amends the National Housing Act to grant the Federal Home Loan Bank Board the same supervisory powers with regard to a FDIC insured federal savings bank that it has with other Federal associations. Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to allow a closed insured bank with assets of a specified amount, or insured banks with specified assets which are in danger of closing, to be acquired by out of State banks or holding companies. Permits the FDIC, in the case of a closed bank, to s… | 2025-08-29T19:51:40Z | |
| 97-s-2526 | 97 | s | 2526 | Low Interest Rate Act of 1982 | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-05-13 | 1982-08-02 | Committee on Banking received executive comment from Federal Home Loan Bank Board. Generally unfavorable. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 7 | Low Interest Rate Act of 1982 - Amends the Credit Control Act to repeal the provision of such Act which would terminate credit control authority on June 30, 1982. Makes such authority permanent. Permits the President to authorize the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to regulate and control any or all extensions of credit whenever necessary or appropriate to reduce high levels of unemployment in any sector of the economy, or to prevent or control inflation or recession. Permits the Board, after receiving such presidential authorization, to prescribe limitations with respect to credit for nonproductive purposes. Amends the Credit Control Act to change the title of such Act to the Capitol Availability Act. | 2025-08-29T19:51:40Z | |
| 97-hr-6343 | 97 | hr | 6343 | A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to provide that certain educational loans which are not dischargeable under chapter 7 of such title shall not be dischargeable under chapter 13 of such title. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-05-11 | 1982-05-13 | Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law. | House | Rep. Coleman, E. Thomas [R-MO-6] | MO | R | C000618 | 35 | Amends the Bankruptcy Code to provide that educational loans which are not dischargeable in bankruptcy liquidation shall not be dischargeable in an adjustment of debts in a bankruptcy of an individual with regular income. | 2023-05-11T13:10:49Z | |
| 97-hr-6335 | 97 | hr | 6335 | A bill to amend the Bankruptcy Act regarding farm produce storage facilities, and for other purposes. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-05-10 | 1982-05-13 | Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law. | House | Rep. Hammerschmidt, John P. [R-AR-3] | AR | R | H000124 | 0 | Amends the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 to require the bankruptcy court, in the case of a bankruptcy petition filed by a person engaged in the business of operating a farm produce storage facility, within specified time limits, to: (1) identify those farm producers who have produce in storage, and those parties which have secured interests in farm produce, within such facility; (2) audit the assets of the farm produce storage facility for the purpose of determining the extent of farm produce available for distribution to such producers and secured creditors; and (3) direct the abandonment of such farm produce according to procedures set forth by this Act. Declares that such procedures shall be applied by the court solely for the purpose of effectuating abandonment of farm produce which is not property of the estate, or is of inconsequential value to the estate, and shall not be construed to limit the right of any party to seek abandonment of any other property. Prohibits distribution of farm produce ordered abandoned by the court from being delayed due to the pendency of any appeal from the orders of abandonment, except that a stay of orders may be entered under specified conditions. Makes any such stay of orders appealable as of right by any aggrieved party. Grants to any farmer who, having delivered agricultural products to a licensed warehouseman upon a contract for sale and who has not received the agreed upon payment, a lien against products of like products in the licensed facility in excess of that required to satisfy receipted or other storage obligations, title to which may be then vested in such warehouseman, to the extent of the payment agreed upon for the purchase of the product sold. Attaches such lien at the time of the formation of the contract for sale and continues it until the obligations of the warehouseman to the seller of the products are satisfied. | 2023-05-11T13:10:49Z | |
| 97-hr-6275 | 97 | hr | 6275 | A bill to change permanently the business of the United States assay office at San Francisco to the business of a mint, and to redesignate such assay office as the mint of the United States at San Francisco. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-05-05 | 1982-05-17 | Referred to Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage. | House | Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-35] | CA | R | D000492 | 0 | Changes the business of the United States assay office at San Francisco to the business of a mint. Redesignates such assay office as the mint of the United States at San Francisco. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 97-s-2490 | 97 | s | 2490 | Bank Holding Company Deregulation Act of 1982 | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-05-05 | 1982-07-19 | Committee on Banking received executive comment from Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Favorable. | Senate | Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT] | UT | R | G000072 | 0 | Bank Holding Company Deregulation Act of 1982 - Amends the Banking Act of 1933 to allow a member bank to be affiliated with a bank securities affiliate. Permits any eligible association to acquire the stock of a bank securities affiliate. Defines an 'eligible association' as a bank with assets of less than $100,000,000 which is not controlled by a bank holding company. Requires any eligible association establishing or acquiring a bank securities affiliate to transfer to it all of the following activities within one year after the affiliate has commenced business in the United States: (1) dealing in and underwriting obligations of the United States, general obligations of any State or local government or subdivision; and (2) buying and selling securities and stock as agent. Permits any officer, director, or employee of any member bank to serve at the same time as an officer, director or employee of any of its bank securities affiliates. Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to make the Securities and Exchange Commission the appropriate regulatory agency to enforce a bank securities affiliate's compliance with regulations concerning transactions in municipal securities. Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to define "bank securities affiliate" to mean any corporation that: (1) is engaged in the United States in one or more of the activities authorized under such Act; and (2) is a broker or dealer within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or an investment advisor within the meaning of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Permits a bank holding company to engage in activities that the Federal Reserve Board has determined are of a financial nature. Requires any bank holding company seeking to engage in one or more activities of a financial nature to provide the Board written notice within 60 days. Sets forth the information to be contained in such notice. Requires the Board, within 180 days of enactment of this Act, to promulgate regulations to permit bank holding companies to engage i… | 2025-08-29T19:51:40Z | |
| 97-hr-6267 | 97 | hr | 6267 | Garn-St. Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982 | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-05-04 | 1982-10-15 | Became Public Law No: 97-320. | House | Rep. St Germain, Fernand J. [D-RI-1] | RI | D | S000762 | 28 | (Conference report filed in Senate, S. Rept. 97-641) Garn-St Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982 - Title I: Deposit Insurance Flexibility - Deposit Insurance Flexibility Act - Part A - Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Amendments - Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to authorize the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to make loans to, make deposits in, purchase the assets or securities of, assume the liabilities of, or make contributions to, any insured bank if such action is taken: (1) to prevent the bank's closing; (2) to restore a closed insured bank; or (3) to lessen the risk to the Corporation posed by an insured bank under the threat of instability due to severe financial conditions. Authorizes the FDIC, in order to facilitate a merger or consolidation of an insured bank or the sale of assets of such insured bank and the assumption of its liabilities, or the acquisition of its stock, to: (1) purchase any such assets or assume such liabilities; (2) make loans or contributions to, or deposits in, or purchase the securities of, such institution; (3) guarantee it or the company which controls or will acquire control of it against loss by reason of merging or consolidating; or (4) any combination of the above. Prohibits the FDIC from using such authority to purchase the voting or common stock of an insured bank. Requires the Corporation, in its annual report to Congress, to report the total amount it has saved by exercising the authority provided in this Act. Amends the Home Owner's Loan Act of 1933 to permit the Home Loan Bank Board to authorize the conversion of a State-chartered savings bank insured by the FDIC into a Federal savings bank. Requires continued FDIC insurance coverage for a converted bank. Permits such a conversion only where: (1) the board of trustees of the bank has specified in writing that the bank is in danger of closing or is closed, or that severe financial conditions exist that threaten the bank's stability and a conversion is likely to improve its financi… | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 97-hr-6220 | 97 | hr | 6220 | Greater Washington, District of Columbia, Banking Act | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-04-29 | 1982-04-29 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large] | DC | D | F000046 | 0 | Greater Washington, District of Columbia, Banking Act - Authorizes a national bank located in the District of Columbia standard metropolitan statistical area (SMSA) to establish branches throughout such area, including other States. Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to permit a bank holding company which conducted its operations in the District of Columbia SMSA on December 31, 1981 (or the date it became a bank holding company, whichever is later) to acquire banks throughout such area, including other States. Amends the National Housing Act to permit a savings and loan holding company controlling any insured institution whose principal office is located in the District of Columbia SMSA to acquire similar institutions throughout such area, including other States. | 2025-08-29T19:49:47Z | |
| 97-hr-6221 | 97 | hr | 6221 | Metropolitan Area Banking Act | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-04-29 | 1982-05-17 | Referred to Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance. | House | Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large] | DC | D | F000046 | 0 | Metropolitan Area Banking Act - Authorizes a national bank to establish branches throughout the standard metropolitan statistical area (SMSA) in which such bank's principal office is located, including other States. Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to permit a bank holding company whose banking operations were principally conducted within a SMSA on December 31, 1981 (or the date it became a bank holding company, whichever is later) to acquire banks throughout such area, including other States. Amends the National Housing Act to permit a savings and loan holding company controlling any insured institution whose principal office is located in any SMSA to acquire institutions throughout such area, including other States. | 2025-08-29T19:49:47Z | |
| 97-hr-6222 | 97 | hr | 6222 | Reserve Requirements Reform Act of 1982 | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-04-29 | 1982-09-24 | For Further Action See H.R.6267. | House | Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large] | DC | D | F000046 | 1 | (Measure passed House, amended) Reserve Requirements Reform Act of 1982 - Amends the Federal Reserve Act to exempt a certain amount of the deposits and accounts of depository institutions from reserve requirements set forth by such Act. Limits such exemptions to $2,000,000 of transaction accounts, nonpersonal time deposits, and balances and assets of each depository institution. Requires the Board to minimize the reporting necessary to determine whether depository institutions have total reservable liabilities of less than $2,000,000. Declares that depository institutions which have reserve requirements equal to zero percent shall be subject to less overall reporting requirements. Requires the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, not later than December 31 of each year, to issue a regulation increasing for the next succeeding calendar year the dollar amount of such exemption by an amount obtained by multiplying such dollar amount by 80 percent of the percentage increase in the total deposits of all depository institutions. Sets forth the procedure for determining such increase in the total deposits. Mandates no adjustment following a 12-month period in which there has been a decrease in total deposits of all depository institutions. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 97-hr-6223 | 97 | hr | 6223 | Reserve Requirements Act of 1982 | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-04-29 | 1982-05-17 | Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy. | House | Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large] | DC | D | F000046 | 0 | Reserve Requirements Act of 1982 - Amends the Federal Reserve Act to require any financial intermediary entity, at prescribed intervals, to make reports of its assets, liabilities, and capital in order to enable the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to monitor and control monetary and credit aggregates. Defines the term 'financial intermediary' as a company: (1) which is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (2) whose investment portfolio consists primarily of short-term financial assets with maturities of 13 months or less. Requires each financial intermediary to maintain reserves against its shares, units, or liabilities defined as transaction accounts and nonpersonal time deposits, and against all or a portion of its assets. Permits the Board to vary such reserve requirements but restricts them to the range of ratios set forth by the Federal Reserve Act. Permits the Board to exempt from such requirements shares, units, liabilities, assets, or other interests of such financial intermediaries if such reserves are determined unnecessary. Makes a financial intermediary ineligible for extensions of credit from the Federal Reserve banks and not entitled to receive any of their bank services, except those incidental to maintaining a required reserve balance. Requires a financial intermediary to hold its reserves in the form of balances maintained in the Federal Reserve bank in whose district it is located. | 2025-08-29T19:49:47Z | |
| 97-hr-6158 | 97 | hr | 6158 | Olympic Commemorative Coin Act | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-04-26 | 1982-05-13 | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House | Rep. Annunzio, Frank [D-IL-11] | IL | D | A000212 | 14 | Olympic Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue one-dollar silver coins and ten-dollar gold coins emblematic of the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games. Requires the Secretary to determine the designs of such coins. Requires the issuance of the silver coins in two separate designs, one in 1983 and one in 1984. Declares such coins legal tender and limits the amount issued. Directs the Secretary to prescribe regulations for the sales of such coins within the United States, including a surcharge per coin. Requires the Secretary to assign the rights to market such coins outside the United States to one or more marketing organizations selected by a committee consisting of the Secretary, the executive director of the United States Olympic Committee, and the President of the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee. Sets forth selection criteria for such marketing organizations. Directs the Secretary to pay: (1) 50 percent of all surcharges from the sale of the coins to the United States Olympic Committee to train United States Olympic athletes, support local or community amateur athletic programs, and to erect training facilities; and (2) 50 percent of such surcharges to the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee to stage and promote the games. Requires the Secretary to enter into an implementation agreement with the marketing organization selected under this Act, which shall ensure that the issuance of the commemorative coins shall result in no net cost to the United States. Authorizes the Secretary to terminate the agreement if the termination is in the best interests of the United States. Requires deposit of all amounts received from the sale of such coins in the Coinage Profit Fund. Charges all expenditures under this Act to such Fund. Grants the Comptroller General the right to examine the records of the United States Olympic Committee and the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee with respect to amounts received under this Act. Prohibits the issuance of coins under this… | 2025-08-29T19:49:47Z | |
| 97-hr-6156 | 97 | hr | 6156 | A bill to clarify the jurisdiction of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the definition of security, and for other purposes. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-04-22 | 1982-10-13 | Became Public Law No: 97-303. | House | Rep. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO-2] | CO | D | W000647 | 5 | (Measure passed House, amended) Amends the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Investor Protection Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to include within the definition of "securities" for the purposes of such Acts any put, call, straddle, option, or privilege on any security, certificate of deposit, or group or index of securities (including any interest therein or based on the value thereof), or any put, call, straddle, option, or privilege entered into on a national securities exchange relating to foreign currency. Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to grant the Securities and Exchange Commission the authority to regulate the trading of such securities, but not an option on a contract for future delivery. Prohibits any State law prohibiting or regulating wagering or gaming contracts or the operation of "bucket shops" or similar activities from invalidating any put, call, straddle, option or privilege or other security or other activity related to the offer, purchase, sale, exercise, settlement or closeout of any such instrument if the instrument is approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission for trading under the rules of a securities self-regulatory organization. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z | |
| 97-hr-6128 | 97 | hr | 6128 | A bill to revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to money and finance, as title 31, United States Code, "Money and Finance". | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-04-21 | 1982-09-13 | Became Public Law No: 97-258. | House | Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10] | NJ | D | R000374 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended) Amends in its entirety title 31 of the United States Code, Money and Finance. Subdivides such title into the following subtitles: (1) general; (2) the budget process; (3) financial management; (4) money; (5) general assistance administration; and (6) miscellaneous. Subtitle I: General - Sets forth the organization and administrative functions of the Department of the Treasury, the Office of Management and Budget, and the General Accounting Office. Subtitle II: The Budget Process - Sets forth provisions with respect to: (1) the budget and fiscal, budget, and program information; (2) appropriations; and (3) appropriation accounting. Subtitle III: Financial Management - Limits the face amount of obligations issued under this title and the face amount of obligations whose principal and interest are guaranteed by the United States government (except obligations held by the Secretary of the Treasury) to a specified amount. Sets forth provisions concerning the payment of obligations and interest on the public debt. Sets forth the general duties of the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to deposits and depositories. Declares that only officers and employees of the Department of the Treasury designated by the Secretary of the Treasury as disbursing officials may disburse public money available for spending by an executive agency. Sets forth other general provisions with respect to depositing, keeping, and paying money. Directs the Comptroller General to prescribe the account principles, standards, and requirements that the head of each executive agency shall observe. Requires each account of an agency to be audited administratively before being submitted to the Comptroller General. Provides for a general audit of each Federal agency by the Comptroller General. Sets forth the authority of the Comptroller General to settle claims of or against the United States government. Subtitle IV: Money - Sets forth provisions concerning: (1) the monetary system of the United States; and (2) genera… | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 97-hr-6132 | 97 | hr | 6132 | A bill to amend section 5590 of the Revised Statutes to provide for adjusting the rate of interest paid on funds of the Smithsonian Institution deposited with the Treasury of the United States as a permanent loan. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-04-21 | 1982-06-22 | Became Public Law No: 97-199. | House | Rep. Boland, Edward P. [D-MA-2] | MA | D | B000600 | 2 | (Measure passed House, amended) Permits the adjustment of interest (currently limited to six percent per annum) paid on funds of the Smithsonian Institution which are deposited with the United States Treasury for the perpetual maintenance and support of the Smithsonian Institution. Requires investment of such funds in public debt securities with maturities bearing interest at rates which take into consideration the current average yield on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States of comparable maturities. Makes the provisions of this Act applicable to fiscal years beginning after FY 1982. | 2025-01-14T17:21:40Z | |
| 97-s-2417 | 97 | s | 2417 | Federal Reserve System Reform Act | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-04-21 | 1982-07-02 | Committee on Banking requested executive comment from Federal Reserve System; Treasury Department. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 1 | Federal Reserve System Reform Act - Amends the Federal Reserve Act to require the net earnings of a Federal reserve bank, after all the dividend claims have been fully met, to be paid into the general fund of the Treasury instead of such bank's surplus fund. Eliminates the provisions of such Act which allow the Board of Governors to levy assessments upon Federal reserve banks to pay its expenses. Authorizes appropriations as necessary for the operations of the Board. Permits the Board to enter into agreements with the Administrator of General Services with respect to the maintenance, operation, or protection of any building owned by the Board. Provides that as of enactment of this Act the Secretary of the Treasury shall serve as a member of the Board ex officio and that the term of office of each member shall be seven years. Changes the term of office of the Chairman of the Board from four years to such time as the term of the President making such designation shall expire. | 2025-08-29T19:51:40Z | |
| 97-hr-6109 | 97 | hr | 6109 | Bankruptcy Court Act of 1982 | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-04-20 | 1982-07-22 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10] | NJ | D | R000374 | 0 | Bankruptcy Court Act of 1982 - Revises Federal law pertaining to bankruptcy courts. Provides that there shall be in each judicial district a bankruptcy court which shall be a court of record known as the United States Bankruptcy Court for the district. Provides that bankruptcy judges shall hold office during good behavior. Sets forth provisions relating to: (1) salaries of bankruptcy judges; (2) times for holding regular sessions; (3) adjournment; (4) special sessions; and (5) bias or prejudice of a judge. Eliminates appellate panels. Authorizes the chief judge of a circuit to: (1) designate and assign one or more bankruptcy judges within the circuit to sit upon the court of appeals whenever required by the business of that court; and (2) temporarily assign a bankruptcy judge of the circuit to hold a district court in any district within the circuit. Revises provisions relating to the United States Judicial Conference relative to bankruptcy judges. | 2025-08-29T19:49:42Z | |
| 97-hr-6124 | 97 | hr | 6124 | A bill to reduce interest rates, control inflation, ensure the availability of credit for productive purposes, and promote economic recovery by extending the Credit Control Act. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-04-20 | 1982-08-19 | Placed on Union Calendar No: 471. | House | Rep. St Germain, Fernand J. [D-RI-1] | RI | D | S000762 | 53 | (Reported to House from the Committee on Banking, FInance and Urban Affairs with amendment, H. Rept. 97-774) Amends the Credit Control Act to repeal the provision of such Act which would terminate credit control authority on June 30, 1982. Permits the President to authorize the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to regulate and control any or all extensions of credit whenever necessary or appropriate to reduce high levels of unemployment in any sector of the economy, or to prevent or control inflation or recession. Permits the Board, after receiving such Presidential authorization, to prescribe limitations with respect to credit for nonproductive purposes. Authorizes the Board to require any commercial bank which plans to assist in the financing of any part of a corporate acquisition or merger involving more than $100,000,000 in financing to notify the Board of such proposed financing before extending a line of credit. Permits the Board to disapprove any proposed financing if it is determined that the corporate acquisition or merger involved cannot reasonably be expected to produce specified benefits to the public which outweigh possible adverse effects. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 97-s-2391 | 97 | s | 2391 | A bill to amend section 5590 of the Revised Statutes to provide for adjusting the rate of interest paid on funds of the Smithsonian Institution deposited with the Treasury of the United States as a permanent loan. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-04-15 | 1982-05-21 | Committee on Rules. Ordered favorably reported H.R.6132 in lieu of this measure. | Senate | Sen. Jackson, Henry M. [D-WA] | WA | D | J000013 | 1 | Permits the adjustment of interest (currently limited to six percent per annum) paid on funds of the Smithsonian Institution which are deposited with the Treasury for the perpetual maintenance and support of the Smithsonian Institution. Requires investment of such funds in public debt securities with maturities bearing interest at rates which take into consideration the current average market yield on outstanding marketable obligations of the United States of comparable maturities. | 2025-01-14T17:21:40Z | |
| 97-sconres-80 | 97 | sconres | 80 | A concurrent resolution relating to interest rates. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-04-14 | 1982-04-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Exon, J. James [D-NE] | NE | D | E000284 | 2 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall increase 1982 monetary targets to encourage interest rates to fall; (2) the Board and the administration shall work together to set targets which are consistent with economic recovery and a balanced budget by the mid-1980's; and (3) specified congressional committees shall be advised by the President or the Board if fiscal policy or new economic conditions require a change from the direction set forth by this resolution. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 97-hr-6095 | 97 | hr | 6095 | A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to provide that the President shall appoint additional members to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to represent the interests of small business, organized labor, agriculture, and small financial institutions. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-04-06 | 1982-04-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy. | House | Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14] | NJ | D | G000511 | 2 | Amends the Federal Reserve Act to increase from seven to 12 the number of members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Requires the President in selecting the members of the Board to: (1) appoint at least one member each to represent the respective interests of small business, organized labor, agriculture, and small financial institutions; and (2) have due regard for a fair representation of the financial, industrial, and commercial interests of the country in appointing the other members of the Board. Directs the President, upon the expiration of the term of any appointive Board member, to fix the successor's term at not to exceed 12 years. Prescribes the manner of staggering term expirations. Directs the President, during 1982, to appoint five additional members to the Board for specified terms. Requires such members to be representatives of small business, organized labor, agricultural interests, and small financial institutions. Declares that the person appointed to replace the number of the Board whose term expires in 1982 shall be appointed for a term of 11 years. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 97-hr-6069 | 97 | hr | 6069 | Olympic Commemorative Silver Dollar Act | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-04-05 | 1982-05-11 | For Further Action See H.R.6158. | House | Rep. Annunzio, Frank [D-IL-11] | IL | D | A000212 | 0 | Olympic Commemorative Silver Dollar Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue one-dollar silver coins emblematic of the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games. Declares such coins legal tender. Requires sale to the public at a surcharge of at least $10 per coin, plus the costs of issuance. Requires deposit of all amounts received from the sale of such coins in the coinage profit fund. Charges all expenditures under this Act to such fund. Requires the Secretary to pay specified nonrefundable amounts to: (1) the U.S. Olympic Committee to train U.S. Olympic athletes, to support amateur athletic programs, and to erect training facilities; and (2) the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee to stage and promote the games. Authorizes the Comptroller General to examine the records of both committees relative to the expenditure of such amounts. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress not later than 45 days after each calendar quarter on the activities carried out under this Act during such quarter. Terminates the issuance of the coins after December 31, 1985. | 2025-08-29T19:49:42Z | |
| 97-hr-6034 | 97 | hr | 6034 | A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to provide for expedited determinations of interests in grain and the proceeds of grain, held by debtors who own or operate grain storage facilities. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-04-01 | 1982-05-21 | Clean Bill H.R.6461 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in Lieu. | House | Rep. Butler, M. Caldwell [R-VA-6] | VA | R | B001182 | 10 | Amends the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 to permit a bankruptcy court to expedite the procedures for the determination of interests in and the disposition of grain and proceeds of grain held by debtors who own or operate grain storage facilities. Allows the shortening of time periods applicable for such procedures and establishment of a timetable for the completion of certain procedures. Permits such time periods and timetable to be modified by the court for good cause shown. Sets forth the criteria by which such time periods may be shortened and the procedures which may be expedited. Requires notice to any governmental unit with regulatory jurisdiction over the operation or liquidation of the debtor or his business of any request made or order entered into for expedited determinations of interest. Requires the trustee to consult with such governmental unit before taking any action relating to the disposition of grain in the control of the debtor or the estate. Declares that unless such an order is stayed pending appeal, the reversal or modification on appeal of an order establishing an expedited procedure or determining any interest in or approving any disposition of grain or its proceeds does not affect validity. Prohibits the court or the trustee from delaying any other proceeding in the particular case on account of the appeal. Permits the trustee to recover from grain and proceeds of grain the reasonable and necessary costs and expenses attributable to preserving and disposing of grain or its proceeds, but the trustee may not recover any other costs or expenses. | 2023-05-11T13:10:21Z | |
| 97-hr-6054 | 97 | hr | 6054 | American Eagle Gold Coin Act of 1982 | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-04-01 | 1982-09-28 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-22] | TX | R | P000583 | 20 | American Eagle Gold Coin Act of 1982 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint gold coins to be referred to as "American Eagles". Sets forth the specifications for four types of such gold coins. Declares that coins minted under this Act shall not be legal tender for public debts, public charges, taxes, duties or dues, but may be used for the payment of private debts. Sets forth the dates by which the Secretary shall begin delivery of such coins. Sets forth the formula by which the Secretary shall determine the daily price of such coins. Grants the Secretary the power to adjust the seigniorage charge on the sale of all such coins to finance the expenses of minting, delivering, and distributing them. Permits the exchange of gold bullion for such American Eagle coins. Permits the Secretary to prescribe necessary regulations. Declares that any gain or loss derived from the sale, exchange, or other disposition of any coin authorized by this Act shall not be recognized as a capital gain or loss under any Federal, State, or local income tax. Exempts the purchase or sale of any such coin from any Federal, State, or local sales, personal property, or excise tax. | 2025-08-29T19:49:42Z | |
| 97-hr-6058 | 97 | hr | 6058 | Olympic Coin Act of 1982 | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-04-01 | 1982-05-12 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. St Germain, Fernand J. [D-RI-1] | RI | D | S000762 | 42 | Olympic Coin Act of 1982 - Provides for the minting of commemorative coins to honor and commemorate the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to determine the designs of such coins. Declares the coins legal tender and terminates their minting after December 31, 1984. Sets forth minting specifications. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into an agreement with the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee which shall provide for the implementation of the purposes of this Act. Directs the Secretary to furnish such coins to the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee at a price agreed to pursuant to such implementation agreement. Provides that all coins minted shall be delivered to the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee for distribution and sale to the public in accordance with the terms of the implementation agreement. Sets the delivery date for each series of coins. Sets forth procedures and criteria for the committee to follow in selecting a marketing organization for such coins. States that proceeds received by the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee from the commercial sale of such coins shall be used for the purpose of staging and promoting the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games and assisting the U.S. Olympic Committee and amateur athletics. Requires the organizing committee, on and after March 31, 1985, to remit all amounts received from the disposition of the coins to the U.S. Olympic Committee. Prohibits deduction of amounts derived from the disposition of such coins as charitable contributions for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. Requires the organizing committee to pay the Secretary in advance such sums as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress not later than 45 days after the end of each calendar quarter on the disposition of the coins minted during such quarter. Sets forth recordkeeping requirements for all parties governed by this Act and authorizes the Comptroller General to audit all s… | 2025-08-29T19:49:42Z | |
| 97-hr-6060 | 97 | hr | 6060 | Tenant Credit Reporting Act | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-04-01 | 1982-04-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage. | House | Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-16] | NY | D | S000148 | 0 | Tenant Credit Reporting Act - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to place restrictions on consumer credit reporting agencies which furnish credit information on persons renting residential property. Permits consumer agencies to provide information to persons for use in connection with the rental of residential property. Prohibits an agency from reporting on involvement by the consumer in any tenants organization or on any action involving a property owner and tenant, unless the owner has been adjudicated the prevailing party and judicial review is completed or barred within one year of the report. Requires consumer agencies to notify a consumer at least three days before furnishing information related to the rental of residential property. Requires users of consumer reports to disclose to consumers the identity of sources of information upon which "adverse rental actions" have been based. | 2025-08-29T19:49:42Z | |
| 97-s-2330 | 97 | s | 2330 | American Eagle Gold Coin Act of 1982 | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-04-01 | 1982-04-07 | Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB; Treasury Department. | Senate | Sen. Schmitt, Harrison H. [R-NM] | NM | R | S000132 | 8 | American Eagle Gold Coin Act of 1982 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint gold coins to be referred to as "American Eagles." Sets forth the specifications for four types of such gold coins. Declares that coins minted under this Act shall not be legal tender for public debts, public charges, taxes, duties or dues, but may be used for the payment of private debts. Sets forth the dates by which the Secretary shall begin delivery of such coins. Sets forth the formula by which the Secretary shall determine the daily price of such coins. Grants the Secretary the power to: (1) adjust the seigniorage charge on the sale of all such coins to finance the expenses of minting, delivering, and distributing them; and (2) regulate or suspend the quantity of coins made available for distribution or suspend their sale. Permits the exchange of gold bullion for such American Eagle coins. Permits the Secretary to prescribe necessary regulations. Declares that any gain or loss derived from the sale, exchange, or other disposition of any coin authorized by this Act shall not be recognized as a capital gain or loss under any Federal, State, or local income tax. Exempts the purchase or sale of any such coin from any Federal, State, or local sales, personal property, or excise tax. | 2025-08-29T19:51:32Z | |
| 97-hr-6016 | 97 | hr | 6016 | Bank Export Services Act | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-03-31 | 1982-07-27 | Other Measure S.734 (Amended) Passed House in Lieu. | House | Rep. St Germain, Fernand J. [D-RI-1] | RI | D | S000762 | 26 | (Reported to House from the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs with amendment, H. Rept. 97-629) Bank Export Services Act - Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to permit bank holding companies to invest in shares of any export trading company whose acquisition or formation by a bank holding company has not been disapproved by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Limits the investments in such shares to not more than five percent of the bank holding company's consolidated capital and surplus. Establishes a procedure for the review of proposed investments in export trading companies. Prohibits the total amount of extensions of credit to an export trading company by a bank holding company which invests in an export trading company, when combined with all such extensions of credit by all the subsidiaries of such holding company, from exceeding at any one time ten percent of the holding company's consolidated capital and surplus. Prohibits any investing bank holding company or any of its subsidiaries from extending credit to an export trading company on terms more favorable than those afforded to other borrowers. Permits an export trading company, for the purposes of this Act, to engage in or hold shares of a company engaged in the business of underwriting, selling, or distributing securities in the United States only to the extent that any bank holding company which invests in such export trading company may do so under applicable Federal and State banking laws and regulations. Prohibits an export trading company from engaging in agricultural production activities or in manufacturing except for incidental product modification necessary to conform goods or services to foreign country requirements and to facilitate their sale in foreign countries. Permits the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to require a bank holding company which invests in an export trading company to terminate its investment or be made subject to limitations or conditions, whenever the export trad… | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 97-s-2297 | 97 | s | 2297 | Shopping Center Protections Improvements Act of 1982 | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-03-29 | 1982-10-26 | Referred to Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 6 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Shopping Center Protections Improvements Act of 1982 - Amends the Bankruptcy Code to require a trustee in bankruptcy to perform all of the obligations of a tenant arising from an order for bankruptcy relief under an unexpired shopping center lease (including payment of the rent and other charges specified in the lease) until such lease is assumed or rejected. Permits the court to extend the time for performance of any obligation of rent or other charges due upon an unexpired lease. Declares that acceptance of such performance shall not constitute a waiver or relinquishment of the lessor's rights under the lease or under this Act. Imposes a 60 day limit (with additional time, if the court so orders) on a trustee's acceptance or rejection of an unexpired lease in all bankruptcy cases, after which time the lease will be deemed rejected. Requires the trustee to assure that an assignee of such a lease has a financial standing similar to the original tenant's at the time of execution of the lease. Revises the condition that assignment or assumption of the lease not cause a substantial disruption of any tenant mix in the center by deleting the qualifier "substantial". Permits the lessor, if an unexpired lease is assigned pursuant to this Act, to require a deposit or other security for the performance of the obligations under the lease. Declares that the property of the estate does not include any property subject to a lease which has expired by virtue of its own terms without regard to the bankruptcy proceedings. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 97-hr-5956 | 97 | hr | 5956 | A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to require public disclosure of certain information relating to sales of commodities for export, and for other purposes. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-03-24 | 1982-03-24 | Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Smith, Neal Edward [D-IA-4] | IA | D | S000596 | 0 | Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to require exporters of wheat, corn, or soybeans to report specified export sales information (commodity identity and quantity, sales date and destination) to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Requires the Commission to: (1) make such information available to the public; and (2) implement this Act within 90 days. Directs the Commission to revoke the registration (for 12 months) of any broker violating these provisions. | 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z | |
| 97-hr-5933 | 97 | hr | 5933 | Olympic Coin Act of 1982 | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-03-23 | 1982-04-21 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Patterson, Jerry M. [D-CA-38] | CA | D | P000121 | 62 | Olympic Coin Act of 1982 - Title I: Olympic Coins - Provides for the minting of commemorative gold coins to honor and commemorate the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Sets forth minting specifications and limits the aggregate face value of all such coins. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to determine the design of the coins. Declares that such coins are legal tender and terminates their minting after December 31, 1984. Directs the Secretary to enter into an agreement with the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee which shall provide for the implementation of the purposes of this Act. Directs the Secretary to furnish such coins to the Organizing Committee at a price agreed to under such agreement. Requires delivery of all coins minted to the Committee for distribution and sale to the public. Sets the delivery date for each series of coins. States that proceeds received by the Committee from the commercial sale of such coins shall be used for the purpose of staging and promoting the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games and assisting the U.S. Olympic Committee and amateur athletics. Sets forth procedures and criteria for the Organizing Committee to follow in selecting a marketing organization for such coins. Establishes in the Treasury the Los Angeles Olympic Coin Fund for the deposit of sums received from the Organizing Committee and to carry out provisions of this title. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the sale of the coins minted under this title. Grants the Comptroller General access to all data relating to the use and funding of such coins. Exempts the Secretary from Federal laws governing procurement or public contracts for purposes of this title. Title II: Gold Medallions - Amends the American Arts Gold Medallion Act to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to provide for sales of gold medallions through dealers and, if appropriate, through the Department of the Treasury. | 2025-08-29T19:49:42Z | |
| 97-s-2260 | 97 | s | 2260 | Securities-Commodities Accord Amendments of 1982 | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-03-23 | 1982-12-02 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] | NY | R | D000018 | 1 | (Reported to Senate from the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs with amendment, S. Rept. 97-390) Securities - Commodities Accord Amendments of 1982 - Amends the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to include within the definition of "securities" for the purposes of such Acts any put, call, straddle, option, or privilege on any security, certificate of deposit, or any group or index of securities (including any interest therein or based on the value thereof), or any put, call, straddle, option, or privilege entered into on a national securities exchange relating to foreign currency. Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to grant the Securities and Exchange Commission the authority to regulate the trading of any option on a security, on a certificate of deposit, or on any group or index of securities or, if entered into on a national securities exchange, an option on a foreign currency (but not an option on a contract for future delivery). | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 97-hr-5917 | 97 | hr | 5917 | A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to require a producer referendum as a condition of designation of certain contract markets. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-03-22 | 1982-03-22 | Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. | House | Rep. Smith, Neal Edward [D-IA-4] | IA | D | S000596 | 0 | Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to require a favorable producer referendum as a condition of designation of a board of trade as a cattle or beef parts and products contract market. | 2024-02-05T11:45:06Z | |
| 97-sconres-72 | 97 | sconres | 72 | A concurrent resolution reaffirming that deposits, up to the statutorily prescribed amount, in federally insured depository institutions are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-03-17 | 1982-03-23 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT] | UT | R | G000072 | 40 | Reaffirms that deposits, up to the statutorily prescribed amount, in federally insured depository institutions are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. | 2023-05-11T13:12:30Z | |
| 97-hconres-290 | 97 | hconres | 290 | A concurrent resolution reaffirming that deposits, up to the statutorily prescribed amount, in federally insured depository institutions are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-03-16 | 1982-03-23 | Resolution agreed to in Senate in lieu of S.CON.RES. 72 without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. | House | Rep. St Germain, Fernand J. [D-RI-1] | RI | D | S000762 | 43 | Reaffirms that deposits, up to the statutorily prescribed amount, in federally insured depository institutions are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 97-s-2210 | 97 | s | 2210 | Commodity Exchange Act Fraud Amendments of 1982 | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-03-16 | 1982-03-18 | Committee on Agriculture requested executive comment from Agriculture Department. | Senate | Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] | DE | R | R000460 | 6 | Commodity Exchange Act Fraud Amendments of 1982 - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to specify areas of exclusive Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) jurisdiction, and to permit States to exercise jurisdiction over specified off-exchange transactions, including dealer options and leverage transactions. Requires registration of persons associated with commodity pool operators (CPOs) and commodity trading advisors (CTAs). Requires that the States be notified of any Commission registration application. Permits States to petition the Commission to suspend or revoke such applications. Eliminates the requirement that the Commission give notice before seeking a temporary restraining order. Authorizes State enforcement of State antifraud or commodity and security antifraud statutes, except against contract markets, clearinghouses, or floor brokers. Provides for information sharing with the States to facilitate enforcement proceedings. Makes specified criminal penalties applicable to all registrants. Provides for a private right of action under such Act in the United States district courts. Increases damages for failure to comply with a Commission reparation order. | 2025-08-29T19:51:27Z | |
| 97-sconres-70 | 97 | sconres | 70 | A concurrent resolution relating to Federally insured deposits. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-03-16 | 1982-03-16 | Referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN] | TN | D | S000068 | 19 | Declares the sense of the Congress that the Congress shall authorize and appropriate such sums as may be necessary to assure the full coverage of all the deposits and accounts insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, and the National Credit Union Administration Board upon documented notification of need by such agencies. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 97-hres-391 | 97 | hres | 391 | A resolution reaffirming that deposits, up to the statutorily prescribed amount, in federally insured depository institutions are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-03-15 | 1982-03-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance. | House | Rep. St Germain, Fernand J. [D-RI-1] | RI | D | S000762 | 42 | Reaffirms that deposits, up to the statutorily prescribed amount, in federally insured depository institutions are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 97-s-2204 | 97 | s | 2204 | Fair Insurance Practices Act | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-03-15 | 1982-12-01 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 964. | Senate | Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] | OR | R | H000343 | 4 | (Reported to Senate from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation with amendment, S. Rept. 97-671) Fair Insurance Practices Act - Prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in the consideration of applications for, or the granting of, insurance policies and the terms of such policies. Specifies prohibited acts. Grants State and local authorities the primary authority to enforce any State or local laws prohibiting such discriminatory action. Allows an aggrieved individual to institute a civil suit in U.S. district court if the State authority fails to take diligent action on a complaint. Authorizes the U.S. Attorney General to bring a civil action in U.S. district court whenever the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that any person is engaged in a pattern or practice of such discrimination. Authorizes the court to provide judicial relief when a violation has occurred. | 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z | |
| 97-hr-5810 | 97 | hr | 5810 | A bill to provide for full insurance of public funds deposited in federally insured banks, thrift institutions, and credit unions. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-03-11 | 1982-03-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance. | House | Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6] | WA | D | D000327 | 3 | Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, the National Housing Act, and the Federal Credit Union Act to insure public funds deposited in federally insured banks, savings and loan associations, mutual savings banks, and credit unions for the full amount of each account (presently there is a $100,000 limit on each account). | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 97-hr-5780 | 97 | hr | 5780 | A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 for the purpose of providing insurance with respect to damage caused by flood-related landslides, and for other purposes. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-03-09 | 1982-03-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9] | CA | D | S000810 | 0 | Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to include insurance coverage for damage caused by flood-related landslides. Directs the Federal Insurance Administrator, within one year of enactment of this Act, to report to Congress on the feasibility of insuring property which is located outside of, but on the same real estate lot as, a currently insured residential structure. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to pay to any person who, during a specified period prior to enactment of this Act, incurred property damage caused by a flood-related landslide. Provides that such amount equal the amount payable if such damage had been covered by such insurance. Authorizes appropriations. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 97-hr-5745 | 97 | hr | 5745 | A bill to provide that checks drawn on the Treasury must be presented for payment within six months after the date of issuance. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-03-08 | 1982-03-22 | Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security. | House | Rep. Aspin, Les [D-WI-1] | WI | D | A000224 | 0 | Requires checks drawn on the Treasury to be presented for payment within six months after the date of issuance. (Currently, there is no time limit for presentment.) | 2025-02-04T16:54:13Z | |
| 97-s-2164 | 97 | s | 2164 | A bill to provide greater flexibility in borrowing limitations for national banks. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-03-03 | 1982-03-09 | Committee on Banking requested executive comment from Comptroller of the Currency. | Senate | Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] | PA | R | H000456 | 0 | Excludes liabilities incurred in borrowing from the Student Loan Marketing Association from the limitations on indebtedness incurred by a national bank. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 97-s-2159 | 97 | s | 2159 | A bill to amend the Bankruptcy Act to provide that judgement debts resulting from a liability which is based on driving while intoxicated shall not be discharged. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-03-02 | 1982-03-04 | Referred to Subcommittee on Courts. | Senate | Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO] | MO | R | D000030 | 12 | Amends the Bankruptcy Act to provide that a debtor shall not be discharged from a judgment debt resulting from a liability based upon driving while legally intoxicated. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 97-hr-5641 | 97 | hr | 5641 | A bill to amend the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act to provide for more efficient enforcement of the provisions of such Act by making it illegal to attempt to export or import large amounts of currency without filing certain reports. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-03-01 | 1982-03-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance. | House | Rep. Fascell, Dante B. [D-FL-15] | FL | D | F000041 | 0 | Amends the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act to require persons attempting to export or import cash in an amount over $10,000 to file reports prior to departing from, or arriving in, the United States. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 97-hr-5642 | 97 | hr | 5642 | A bill to amend the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act to authorize the payment of compensation to informers. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-03-01 | 1982-03-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance. | House | Rep. Fascell, Dante B. [D-FL-15] | FL | D | F000041 | 0 | Amends the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to pay a reward to any individual who provides original information that leads to the recovery of a criminal fine, civil penalty, or forfeiture, which exceeds $50,000, for any violation of such Act. Authorizes appropriations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 97-hr-5643 | 97 | hr | 5643 | A bill to amend the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act to allow United States Customs officials to search for currency in the course of their presently authorized search for contraband articles. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-03-01 | 1982-03-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance. | House | Rep. Fascell, Dante B. [D-FL-15] | FL | D | F000041 | 0 | Amends the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act to allow United States Customs officials to search for currency in the course of their presently authorized search for contraband articles. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 97-hr-5644 | 97 | hr | 5644 | A bill to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue gold coins to be known as Jeffersons, Hamiltons, Madisons, and Franklins. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-03-01 | 1982-03-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage. | House | Rep. Hansen, George V. [R-ID-2] | ID | R | H000171 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue during each calendar year at least one million troy ounces of gold coins divided equally by weight among four denominations as set forth in this Act. Sets forth the weights of such coins. Declares that any gold coin minted under this Act shall not have a designation of its value, but shall have a designation of its weight in troy ounces. Requires such coins to bear designs suitably memorializing Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and Benjamin Franklin. Sets forth the standard for gold coins of the United States. Repeals the provisions of the Gold Reserve Act which discontinued gold coinage. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 97-hjres-414 | 97 | hjres | 414 | A joint resolution to end the practice of guaranteeing or making available loans to foreign countries. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-02-24 | 1982-02-24 | Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs. | House | Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-22] | TX | R | P000583 | 3 | Prohibits the Government and all Federal agencies from making loans, loan guarantees, or credits available for foreign entities or international organizations. Requires the approval of both Houses of Congress before money may be paid on such loans, credits, or loan guarantees now in effect. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 97-s-2109 | 97 | s | 2109 | Futures Trading Act of 1982 | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-02-11 | 1982-10-01 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 1 | (Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H.R. 5447 passed in lieu) Futures Trading Act of 1982 - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to define "introducing broker" as any person (other than a registered associate of a futures commission merchant) who solicits orders for futures contracts, but does not keep customers' funds, securities, or property to margin such contracts. Amends the definition of "commodity trading advisory" to mean persons who advise (for profit) others either directly or through the various media regarding futures trading. Excludes banks and specified professionals and other persons from such definition. Denies the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) jurisdiction to designate boards of trade as contract markets for securities options (as defined in specified sections of the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Sets forth requirements for CFTC approval of futures contracts for groups or indices of securities. Requires: (1) a public comment period; and (2) Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) consultation and oral hearing regarding such contracts. Prohibits trading of individual securities futures contracts, except those for specified exempted securities under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and futures contracts approved pursuant to this Act. States that: (1) foreign currency options traded on national securities exchanges are not within the CFTC's jurisdiction; and (2) nothing in such Act relieves a person of any duty, remedy, or protection available to the SEC or a private party under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 concerning securities of a commodity pool, or persons involved in related transactions. Authorizes the CFTC to disclose transaction information to commodities and securities self-regulatory organizations. Eliminates the one-year bar on former Commissioners and senior employees appearing before the CFTC. (Such bar is in effect under other existing Federal law.) Makes changes to… | 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z | |
| 97-hr-5515 | 97 | hr | 5515 | A bill to impose a moratorium on the establishment of markets in futures and options based on stock indices. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-02-10 | 1982-06-21 | For Further Action See H.R.6156. | House | Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-16] | MI | D | D000355 | 2 | Prohibits any Federal regulatory agency, between February 1 and August 1, 1982, from granting or continuing any designation, permit, registration, or other authorization required for the establishment of any market in sales contracts or options for future delivery of a group or index of securities (futures trading). Makes it unlawful during such period for any person to enter into a futures contract or to purchase or sell an option on such a contract. Prohibits Federal pre-emption of State gambling laws in the regulation of futures trading during such period. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 97-hr-5480 | 97 | hr | 5480 | A bill to amend the Second Liberty Bond Act to increase the investment yield on United States savings bonds to a level competitive with 52 week Treasury bills. | Finance and Financial Sector | 1982-02-08 | 1982-02-08 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Roth, Toby [R-WI-8] | WI | R | R000459 | 13 | Amends the Second Liberty Bond Act to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to fix the investment yield on any United States savings bond at a yield which makes such bond competitive with comparable investments. Prohibits the investment yield on such bonds from exceeding 85 percent of the average investment yield for the most recent auction (before the week in which the certificate is issued) of United States Treasury bills with maturities of 52 weeks. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z |
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