HR 4293 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017

Fact sheet

Latest action · Apr 12, 2018 Received in the Senate and 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.

  1. IntroducedNov 7, 2017
  2. Passed HouseApr 11, 2018
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to modify testing requirements applicable to bank holding companies and certain nonbank financial companies, including by: (1) establishing limitations on Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review by the Federal Reserve Board, (2) reducing the frequency of stress testing from semiannual to annual, and (3) otherwise revising provisions related to stress testing.

(Sec. 4) The bill amends the Federal Reserve Act to lower the maximum allowable amount of surplus funds of the Federal Reserve banks.

Recorded votes 2

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 137Passed245–174Apr 11, 2018
House 136Failed188–231Apr 11, 2018

Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 15, 2017 to Dec 21, 2017.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-GADavid ScottDec 15, 2017
D-NJJosh GottheimerDec 21, 2017

Actions 22

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 12, 2018Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  2. Apr 11, 2018Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3128-3129)
  3. Apr 11, 2018Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 780. (consideration: CR H3112-3119)
  4. Apr 11, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Maxine Waters motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the same back to the House forthwith with an amendment to require stronger semi-annual stress tests for any global systemically important bank holding company or subsidiary that has engaged in a pattern of unsafe banking practices or any other violations related to consumer harm.
  5. Apr 11, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4293.

Amendments 1

Amendments offered to this bill.

AmendmentDescriptionOffered byStatus
HAmdt 539Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 780, the amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 115-63, modified by the amendment printed in part B of House Report 115-600 is considered adopted.Rules Committee—

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 12, 2018Referred in Senate
  2. Apr 11, 2018Engrossed in House
  3. Mar 13, 2018Reported in House
  4. Nov 7, 2017Introduced in House

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