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House Bill 2479
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act of 2019
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H. R. 2479 (Introduced-in-House)


116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2479


To amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to include the State insurance commissioner as a voting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 2, 2019

Mr. Heck (for himself and Mr. Loudermilk) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

A BILL

To amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to include the State insurance commissioner as a voting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Primary Regulators of Insurance Vote Act of 2019”.

SEC. 2. Establishment of State insurance commissioner as a voting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council.

(a) In general.—Section 111 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5321) is amended—

(1) in subsection (b)—

(A) in paragraph (1)—

(i) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as subparagraph (K);

(ii) in subparagraph (I), by striking “and” at the end; and

(iii) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following new subparagraph:

“(J) a State insurance commissioner, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, as described in paragraph (4); and”; and

(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(4) STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER.—In selecting an individual to appoint as a State insurance commissioner under paragraph (1)(J), the President shall request a list of recommendations for such individual from State insurance commissioners through a process determined by the State insurance commissioners. Such recommendations shall not be binding on the President. If the State insurance commissioners fail to submit a list of recommendations within 15 business days after the date of the request, the President may select an individual to appoint without considering such recommendations.”; and

(2) in subsection (c)—

(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting “, the State insurance commissioner shall serve for a term of 4 years” after “6 years”;

(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting the following new sentence at the end: “For a vacancy in the membership of the State insurance commissioner serving under subsection (b)(1)(J), the President shall appoint another State insurance commissioner to serve on the Council for the remainder of the term or until a successor is appointed and confirmed under paragraph (5), whichever is earlier.”; and

(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

“(5) TERM OF STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), if a successor to the State insurance commissioner serving under subsection (b)(1)(J) is not appointed and confirmed by the end of the term of service of such commissioner, such commissioner may continue to serve until the earlier of—

“(A) 18 months after the date on which the term of service ends; or

“(B) the date on which a successor to such commissioner is appointed and confirmed.”.

(b) Conforming amendment.—Section 111(c)(4) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 5321(c)(4)) is amended by striking “subsection (b)(1)(J)” and inserting “subsection (b)(1)(K)”.

SEC. 3. Repeal of State insurance commissioner as nonvoting member of FSOC.

(a) In general.—Section 111(b)(2) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5321(b)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraph (C) and redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively.

(b) Conforming amendment.—Section 111(c)(1) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 5321(c)(1)) is amended by striking by “subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E)” and inserting “subparagraphs (C) and (D)”.

SEC. 4. Temporary service; transition.

Notwithstanding the amendments made by this Act, during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which the State insurance commissioner is appointed and confirmed pursuant to section 111(b)(1) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5321(b)(1)), as amended by section 2, section 111(b)(2)(C) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5321(b)(2)(C)) shall continue to apply.