TSP Act
Latest action · Nov 6, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 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.
- IntroducedNov 6, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Taxpayers and Savers Protection Act or the TSP Act
This bill prohibits any sums in the Thrift Savings Fund from being invested in a security that is listed on an exchange in a jurisdiction in which the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (1) has never conducted the mandatory inspection or investigation of a registered public accounting firm, and (2) is prevented from conducting such inspection or investigation because of a position taken by an authority in that jurisdiction.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 6, 2019 to May 12, 2020; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Nov 6, 2019 |
| R-MO | Josh Hawley | Original | Nov 6, 2019 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Nov 6, 2019 |
| R-IN | Mike Braun | Original | Nov 6, 2019 |
| R-UT | Mitt Romney | Original | Nov 6, 2019 |
| R-FL | Rick Scott | Original | Nov 6, 2019 |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Dec 10, 2019 | |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | May 5, 2020 | |
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | May 12, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Nov 6, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 6, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Nov 6, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN11507 | Capital Markets and the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act—S. 945 and H.R. 7000 Archived | Insight | Sep 18, 2020 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that sums in the Thrift Savings Fund may not be invested in securities that are listed on certain foreign exchanges, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- TSP Act
- Taxpayers and Savers Protection Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 6, 2019Introduced in Senate
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