House Bill 281
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of 2019
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Passed House on Sep 10, 2019
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Bill
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Bill Number
281
Congress
116
Policy Area
Finance and Financial Sector
Finance and Financial Sector
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checkPassed on September 10, 2019
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
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Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7576-7577)
Summary
Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of 2019
This bill requires that in making the appointment of a president, a Federal Reserve Bank must interview at least one individual reflective of gender diversity and one reflective of racial or ethnic diversity.
The bill amends numerous banking-, finance-, and trade-related Acts to make references to officials (including those to the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) gender-neutral.
September 11, 2019
September 10, 2019
January 8, 2019
09/11/2019
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
09/10/2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
09/10/2019
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7576-7577)
09/10/2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7576-7577)
09/10/2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 281.
09/10/2019
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7576-7579)
09/10/2019
Mr. San Nicolas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
07/11/2019
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 56 - 2.
07/11/2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
01/08/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
01/08/2019
Introduced in House
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