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H.R.5471 / 113th Congress

To amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions, and for other purposes.

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Official summary

Version 81 · Passed House without amendment · Dec 2, 2014

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to revise the treatment of affiliate transactions that may be exempt from clearing requirements to authorize such an exemption only if the affiliate enters into the swap to hedge or mitigate the commercial risk of the person that is not a financial entity (as under current law), provided that an appropriate credit support measure or other mechanism must be used if the hedge or mitigation of commercial risk is addressed by entering into a swap with either: (1) a swap dealer or major swap participant, or (2) a security-based swap with a security- based swap dealer or major security-based swap participant.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] · D–WI

Committees

  • Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
  • Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
  • Agriculture Committee
  • Financial Services Committee
3 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

Actions

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  1. Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

  2. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

  3. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

  4. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

  5. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  6. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8240)

  7. Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8240)

  8. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5471.

  9. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8240-8244)

  10. Mr. Luetkemeyer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  11. Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.

  12. 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.

  13. 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.

  14. Introduced in House

  15. Introduced in House

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