About the bill
Should OFR RIP?
Context
After the 2008–09 financial crash, Congress enacted the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act almost entirely on a party-line vote. Democrats largely supported the measure as necessary regulation, while Republicans largely opposed it as burdensome red tape on businesses.
The law established the Office of Financial Research (OFR), which produces data and statistical reports related to the financial system. They also produce an annual report to Congress with a bird’s eye view of financial markets and potential economic threats, available to the public here. The office is funded through fees levied on financial companies, which most recently totalled .000001671587 of eligible companies’ $15.7 trillion total assessable assets.
The office does not possess any actual rulemaking or regulation-making authorities itself.
What ...
Sponsor and status
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Introduced on Mar 2, 2021
This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on March 2, 2021. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.
2 Cosponsors (2 Republicans)
Position statements
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S. 523 is a bill in the United States Congress.
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