H.R. 5983: Financial CHOICE Act of 2016
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Sep 9, 2016
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Reported by Committee on Sep 13, 2016
The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on September 13, 2016.
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Last Updated: Sep 9, 2016
Length: 513 pages - Prognosis:
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31% chance of being enacted (details)
About the bill
Full Title
To create hope and opportunity for consumers, investors, and entrepreneurs by ending bailouts and Too Big to Fail, holding Washington and Wall Street accountable, eliminating red tape to increase access to capital and credit, and repealing the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act that make America less prosperous, less stable, and less free, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Summary
Shortly after the Great Recession of 2008, the worst economic hit since the Great Depression, a newly-elected President Obama worked with a Democratic-controlled Congress to craft and pass a financial services reform bill: the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Protection Act. Dodd-Frank aimed to “reign in” the behavior of the big banks that Democrats believed caused the financial crisis. It ...
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Reported by Committee
A committee has issued a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee.
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