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H.R. 5983 (114th): Financial CHOICE Act of 2016

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 ... Continue reading »

Overview

Introduced:

Sep 9, 2016
114th Congress, 2015–2017

Status:
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on September 13, 2016, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted. Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills.

Provisions of this bill also appear in:

H.R. 3784: SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016
Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 16, 2016. (compare text)
Sponsor:

Jeb Hensarling

Representative for Texas's 5th congressional district

Republican

Text:

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Last Updated: Dec 20, 2016
Length: 504 pages

History

Feb 1, 2016
 
Related Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3784 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 5983 (114th).
Sep 9, 2016
 
Introduced

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Sep 13, 2016
 
Ordered Reported

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Sep 13, 2016
 
Considered by House Committee on Financial Services

A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.

Dec 10, 2016
 
Related Bill — Passed Senate

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3784 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 5983 (114th).
Dec 16, 2016
 
Related Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3784 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 5983 (114th).
Dec 20, 2016
 
Reported by House Committee on Financial Services

A committee issued a report on the bill, which often provides helpful explanatory background on the issue addressed by the bill and the bill's intentions.

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Jun 8, 2017
 
Reintroduced Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 10.

H.R. 5983 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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