About the bill
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 was passed with only 3 votes from Senate Republicans and 3 votes from House Republicans.
Republicans contend that Dodd-Frank created onerous new regulations that hampered small businesses and that it unduly restricted the large financial institutions. Six years after the enactment of Dodd-Frank, Republicans have introduced a counter-proposal: the Financial CHOICE Act, H.R. 5983, introduced by House Financial Services Committee Chair Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-TX5). CHOICE stands for …
Sponsor and status
114th Congress (2015–2017)
This bill was introduced on September 13, 2016, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote. Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
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5 Cosponsors (5 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Beatty Statement on Financial CHOICE Act”
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Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH3]
on Sep 13, 2016
“Rothfus Applauds Committee Passage of the Financial CHOICE Act”
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Rep. Keith Rothfus [R-PA12, 2013-2018]
on Sep 13, 2016
“Tiptons Bipartisan TAILOR Act Clears House Committee for Second Time”
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Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO3, 2011-2020]
on Sep 14, 2016
History
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Feb 1, 2016
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Sep 9, 2016
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Introduced
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Sep 13, 2016
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Ordered Reported
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Dec 10, 2016
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Passed Senate
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Dec 16, 2016
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Enacted — Signed by the President
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Dec 20, 2016
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Reported by House Committee on Financial Services
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Jun 8, 2017
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Reintroduced Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
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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.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 5983. 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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