House Bill 5659
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Volcker Rule Relief Act of 2018
Introduced
Introduced in House on Apr 27, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
5659
Congress
115
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
Volcker Rule Relief Act of 2018
This bill amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to exempt from the "Volcker Rule" banks with: (1) total assets valued at less than $10 billion, and (2) trading assets and liabilities comprising not more than 5% of total assets. (The Volcker Rule prohibits banking agencies from engaging in proprietary trading or entering into certain relationships with hedge funds and private-equity funds.)
April 27, 2018
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04/27/2018
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
04/27/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
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