Bill Sponsor
House Bill 2543
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Federal Reserve Racial and Economic Equity Act
Active
Amendments
Active
Passed House on Jun 15, 2022
Overview
Text
Introduced
Apr 14, 2021
Latest Action
Jun 21, 2022
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2543
Congress
117
Policy Area
Finance and Financial Sector
Finance and Financial Sector
Primary focus of measure is U.S. banking and financial institutions regulation; consumer credit; bankruptcy and debt collection; financial services and investments; insurance; securities; real estate transactions; currency. Measures concerning financial crimes may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement. Measures concerning business and corporate finance may fall under Commerce policy area. Measures concerning international banking may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (2)
Senate Votes (0)
Question
On Passage
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
275
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Federal Reserve Racial and Economic Equity Act

This bill requires the Federal Reserve Board to carry out its duties in a manner that supports the elimination of racial and ethnic disparities in employment, income, wealth, and access to affordable credit. The board must report on disparities in labor force trends as well as on plans and activities of the board to minimize and eliminate these disparities.

Text (4)
June 21, 2022
June 15, 2022
January 20, 2022
April 14, 2021
Amendments (5)
Displaying only amendments with a detailed public record (3)
Jun 15, 2022
Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 227
Amendment adds the text of the Payment Choice Act to the bill, which protects the right to pay in cash at all retail establishments for transactions under $2,000.
Agreed To
Jun 15, 2022
Not Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 225
Amendments en bloc No. 2 comprised of amendments numbered 6 and 24, printed in Part B of House Report 117-366.
Active
Jun 15, 2022
Agreed to in House
1
Sponsorship
House Amendment 224
Amendments en bloc No. 1 comprised of amendments numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, and 27, printed in Part B of House Report 117-366.
Agreed To
Public Record
Record Updated
Dec 5, 2023 2:56:20 PM