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IL HR0065

Resolution

Status

Passed

4/2/2019

Primary Sponsor

Allen Skillicorn

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Origin

House of Representatives

101st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Illinois House of Representatives urges U.S. Congress and President Donald Trump to pass the Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2019

  • Federal Reserve maintains nearly $1.6 trillion in circulation and ordered approximately 7.4 billion Federal Reserve notes valued at more than $233 billion in fiscal year 2018

  • Federal Reserve policies can cost U.S. citizens trillions of dollars through artificially low interest rates and investments that result in housing, market, and employment declines

  • Current law does not allow Congress to audit Federal Reserve monetary policies, and the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 only applied to emergency credit facilities rather than substantive transaction details

  • Resolution directs delivery of copies to President Trump, congressional leadership, and all members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation

Legislative Description

FED RESERVE TRANSPARENCY ACT

Last Action

Resolution Adopted 099-002-001

4/2/2019

Committee Referrals

State Government Administration2/13/2019
Rules2/5/2019

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