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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · May 10, 2016
Commodity End-User Relief Act
This bill amends the Commodity Exchange Act to reauthorize it and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) through FY2019, and revise requirements and prohibitions regarding:
registered futures associations;
futures commission merchants;
commodity brokers in bankruptcy;
futures trading transactions;
judicial review of CFTC rules;
the public interest exemption from futures trading and foreign transactions regulations of certain agreements, contracts, or transactions entered into pursuant to an approved or permitted tariff or rate schedule;
swap dealers;
unregistered designated contract markets or a swap execution facilities;
bona fide hedging transactions or positions; and
commodity pool operators that are qualified charitable organizations.
People & committees
Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] · R–KS
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 461.
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Roberts. Without written report.
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Roberts. Without written report.
Introduced in Senate
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