To provide for notice to, and input by, State insurance commissioners when requiring an insurance company to serve as a source of financial strength or when the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation places a lien against an insurance company's assets, and for other purposes.
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Sponsor and status
114th Congress (2015–2017)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
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35 Cosponsors (31 Republicans, 4 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“House Passes Posey/Sherman Bipartisan Bill to Protect Insurance Policyholders from Being Forced to Bail-Out Financial Firms”
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Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL8]
(Sponsor)
on Nov 17, 2015
“Hultgren Supports Passage of Legislation to Increase Transparency at Federal Reserve, Hold Financial Regulators Accountable”
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Rep. Randy Hultgren [R-IL14, 2011-2018]
(Co-sponsor)
on Nov 19, 2015
“THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS - November 20, 2015”
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Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]
on Nov 25, 2015
History
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May 1, 2014
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
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Mar 19, 2015
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Introduced
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Apr 30, 2015
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Final Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
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Oct 1, 2015
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Final Bill —
Failed Cloture in the Senate
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Nov 3, 2015
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Considered by House Committee on Financial Services
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Nov 4, 2015
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Ordered Reported
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Nov 10, 2015
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Final Bill —
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
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Nov 16, 2015
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Nov 16, 2015
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Reported by House Committee on Financial Services
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Dec 18, 2015
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Final Bill —
Senate Agreed to Changes
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Dec 18, 2015
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Final Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
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H.R. 1478 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 1478. This is the one from the 114th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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