House Bill 9706
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 3, 2023
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
9706
Congress
117
Policy Area
Finance and Financial Sector
Finance and Financial Sector
Primary focus of measure is U.S. banking and financial institutions regulation; consumer credit; bankruptcy and debt collection; financial services and investments; insurance; securities; real estate transactions; currency. Measures concerning financial crimes may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement. Measures concerning business and corporate finance may fall under Commerce policy area. Measures concerning international banking may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of 2022
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.
January 3, 2023
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01/03/2023
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
01/03/2023
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Aug 15, 2023 3:00:25 PM