PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.
H.R.5149 / 107th Congress

Markets and Trading Reorganization and Reform Act

Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises.

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jul 17, 2002

Markets and Trading Reorganization and Reform Act - Establishes the Securities and Commodities Exchange Commission as an independent regulatory body.Transfers to the Commission all functions, officers and components of both the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the functions of Governors of the Federal Reserve System with respect to margin requirements on securities.Establishes the Federal Financial Markets Coordinating Council in the executive branch to coordinate the regulatory operations of its members, composed of: (1) the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; (2) the Comptroller of the Currency; (3) the Secretary of the Treasury; (4) the Securities and Commodities Exchange Commission; (5) the Office of Thrift Supervision; and (6) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Read the summary on Congress.gov
PlainBill analysis is coming later. This page presents official source data. We have not yet published a PlainBill explanation for this bill.

Who introduced it

Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-1] · R–IA

Committees

  • Financial Services Committee
  • Agriculture Committee
0 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

    Actions

    A procedural vote is different from passage. Passage in one chamber does not establish enactment. Explore the glossary.

    1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises.

    2. Referred to the Subcommittee on Farm Commodities and Risk Management.

    3. Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    4. Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    5. Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    6. Introduced in House

    7. Introduced in House

    Bill text & related measures

    Text links open the official source. We currently store references to these documents.

    Related bills identified by Congress.gov

    No related bills are listed in this snapshot. This does not establish whether the proposal has appeared in earlier Congresses.

    Source last updated: Aug 19, 2025. Consult Congress.gov for the current record.

    Explore the bill from different angles

    Choose a perspective, copy a prompt, and paste it into your preferred AI. Each prompt includes the bill version and available official source links, and asks for counterarguments as well as supporting evidence.

    Neutral evidence review

    Objective

    Analyze H.R.5149 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

    View full prompt & sources
    Fairness and public impact

    Progressive lens

    Examine H.R.5149 through a progressive lens, focusing on fairness, access, economic inequality, and effects on vulnerable communities. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and distinguish stated goals from demonstrated outcomes.

    View full prompt & sources
    Institutions and government scope

    Conservative lens

    Examine H.R.5149 through a conservative lens, focusing on fiscal responsibility, institutional stability, federalism, and the scope of government. Explain potential benefits, costs, and unintended consequences. Consider the strongest counterarguments and any provisions that challenge this perspective.

    View full prompt & sources
    Individual rights and government power

    Liberty lens

    Examine H.R.5149 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.

    View full prompt & sources