To amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to provide for additional monitoring and accountability of the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
Latest action · Dec 23, 2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedMar 2, 2009
- Passed HouseDec 2, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) establish an electronic database using data from specified sources to monitor the use of Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) funds by institutions receiving financial assistance or procurement contracts; and (2) make such database available to the Special Inspector General of TARP, the Comptroller General, and the Congressional Oversight Panel in order to provide them with access to current information on the status of funds distributed under TARP, including funds distributed through procurement contracts.
Requires the Secretary to: (1) collect from each federal agency any regulatory filings, internal models, financial models, and analytics associated with the financial assistance on at least a daily basis in order to determine the effectiveness of TARP in stimulating prudent lending and strengthening bank capital; and (2) compare the data in such database with any other data in order to identify activities inconsistent with TARP goals.
Requires the Secretary, if a recipient's use of TARP funds is not meeting TARP goals, to develop, in coordination with federal agencies, recommendations for better meeting such goals.
Directs the Secretary, furthermore, to modify permitted uses of TARP funds if such goals are not met within a reasonable time after the recommendations are communicated.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) adopt rules and procedures for public access to the electronic database created by this Act; and (2) implement measures to protect confidential or proprietary information. Subjects intentional disclosure of such information to criminal penalties.
Requires the Secretary to: (1) issue a request for proposal and award contract services to implement this Act within 30 days after enactment; and (2) ensure that the electronic database is operational within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
Modifies the reduction of TARP funds to offset the costs of program changes.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 921 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed— | Dec 2, 2009 |
Cosponsors 42
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 2, 2009 to Nov 16, 2009, with 8 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Original | Mar 2, 2009 |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Original | Mar 2, 2009 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Mar 2, 2009 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Mar 2, 2009 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Mar 2, 2009 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Mar 2, 2009 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Mar 2, 2009 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | Mar 2, 2009 |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Mar 10, 2009 | |
| D-NH | Paul W. Hodes | Mar 12, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Mar 18, 2009 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Mar 18, 2009 | |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Mar 24, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | Mar 25, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Mar 30, 2009 | |
| R-FL | Cliff Stearns | Apr 2, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Apr 2, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | May 7, 2009 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | May 7, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | May 7, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | May 14, 2009 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | May 14, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | May 14, 2009 | |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | May 18, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Mary Bono | May 18, 2009 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | May 21, 2009 | |
| R-MO | Blaine Luetkemeyer | Jun 4, 2009 | |
| R-IL | Peter J. Roskam | Jun 4, 2009 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Jun 10, 2009 | |
| R-NY | Christopher J. Lee | Jun 16, 2009 | |
| R-CA | George Radanovich | Jun 16, 2009 | |
| R-OK | Mary Fallin | Jun 16, 2009 | |
| D-TN | John S. Tanner | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Jun 26, 2009 | |
| D-NJ | John H. Adler | Sep 10, 2009 | |
| R-IL | Judy Biggert | Sep 22, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Sep 22, 2009 | |
| D-NY | John J. Hall | Sep 25, 2009 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Oct 8, 2009 | |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | Oct 8, 2009 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Nov 16, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Nov 16, 2009 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 23, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Dec 3, 2009Received in the Senate.
- Dec 2, 2009At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Dec 2, 2009Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H13426-13427)
- Dec 2, 2009Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H13405-13408)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 910 | A bill to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, to provide for additional monitoring and accountability of the Troubled Asset Relief Program. | Related bill | Apr 28, 2009 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 23, 2009Referred in Senate
- Dec 2, 2009Engrossed in House
- Mar 2, 2009Introduced in House
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