United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1640 (97th)
Federal Reserve Accountability Act of 1981
Introduced
4 February 1981
Last action
2 March 1981 · Referred
Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy.
Sponsors
Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND], Rep. Kogovsek, Ray [D-CO-3], Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3], Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD], Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Bailey, Donald A. [D-PA-21], Rep. Mottl, Ronald M. [D-OH-23], Rep. Evans, Billy Lee [D-GA-8], Del. de Lugo, Ron [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-20], Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4], Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-11], Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31], Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-10], Rep. Hertel, Dennis M. [D-MI-14]
Subjects
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Source updated
29 August 2025
Summary
Federal Reserve Accountability Act of 1981 - Amends the Federal Reserve Act to provide that the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System may be removed from such position by the adoption of a concurrent resolution by a three-fifths vote of both Houses of Congress.
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Timeline
4 February 1981
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
4 February 1981
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 February 1981
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 March 1981
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy.
Source: Committee
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 4 February 1981
Sponsors
- Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kogovsek, Ray [D-CO-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Bailey, Donald A. [D-PA-21] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Mottl, Ronald M. [D-OH-23] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Evans, Billy Lee [D-GA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Del. de Lugo, Ron [D-VI-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hertel, Dennis M. [D-MI-14] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/house-bill/1640
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/hr/1640
- us · 97-hr-1640 · source updated 29 August 2025