To elevate the Inspector General of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to an Inspector General appointed pursuant to section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978.
Latest action · Oct 2, 2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 26, 2008
- Passed HouseSep 24, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to include the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the CFTC within the definitions of "head of the establishment" and "establishment," respectively, and to exclude the CFTC from the definition of "designated federal entity," for purposes of that Act (thus elevating the Inspector General of the CFTC to an Inspector General appointed under that Act).
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 22, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Carol Shea-Porter | Jul 22, 2008 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jun 26, 2008 |
| Government Operations Subcommittee | Referred Jul 28, 2008 | |
| Senate | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee | Referred Oct 2, 2008 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 2, 2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Sep 25, 2008Received in the Senate.
- Sep 24, 2008Mr. Towns moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 24, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9321-9323)
- Sep 24, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6406.
- Sep 24, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9321-9322)
- Sep 24, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 28, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement.
- Jun 26, 2008Introduced in House
- Jun 26, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H9321–H9323Text printed H9321 | Bob Etheridge D-NC, Edolphus Towns D-NY, John B. Larson D-CT, John J. Duncan, Jr. R-TN, Tom Davis R-VA | Sep 24, 2008 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E12 | Trent Franks R-AZ | Jan 5, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-40 | HEARING TO REVIEW LEGISLATION AMENDING THE COMMODITY EXCHANGE ACT400 pages | Agriculture Committee | Jul 9, 2008–Jul 11, 2008 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To elevate the Inspector General of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to an Inspector General appointed pursuant to section 3 of the Inspector General Act of 1978.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 2, 2008Referred in Senate
- Sep 24, 2008Engrossed in House
- Jun 26, 2008Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
