United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4253 (105th)
Wire Transfer Equity Act of 1998
Introduced
16 July 1998
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
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Summary
Wire Transfer Equity Act of 1998 - Amends the Electronic Funds Transfer Act with respect to the exchange rate a financial institution or money transmitting business uses for the currency of the country to which a transfer is made on behalf of a consumer. Prohibits such rate from exceeding by more than five percent the New York foreign exchange selling rate for such currency, as published in the Wall Street Journal on the last business day preceding the transaction date.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 16 July 1998
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 16 July 1998
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 16 July 1998
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/4253
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/4253