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Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of 2024
This bill requires that, when appointing a president, a Federal Reserve Bank must interview at least one individual reflective of gender diversity and one reflective of racial or ethnic diversity.
The bill amends numerous banking-, finance-, and trade-related acts to make references to officials (including those to the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) gender-neutral.
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Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] · D–OH
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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