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H.R. 7240 (110th)

No BAILOUTS Act of 2008

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

2 October 2008

Last action

2 October 2008 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Sponsors

Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Hulshof, Kenny C. [R-MO-9], Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13], Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]

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Source updated

14 August 2025

Summary

Bringing Accounting, Increased Liquidity, Oversight and Upholding Taxpayer Security Act of 2008 or the No BAILOUTS Act of 2008 - Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to report to Congress on the effect of its clarification on fair value accounting issued September 30, 2008. States that the order of the SEC issued September 17, 2008, continues in effect until: (1) canceled or withdrawn by the SEC; or (2) repealed by an Act of Congress. Directs the SEC to: (1) reinstate rule 10a-1 (uptick rule on short sales of securities); (2) rescind rule 201 of regulation SHO; and (3) reinstate the price test restrictions that applied to short sales of securities before its action in the proceeding entitled "Regulation SHO and Rule 10a-1," adopted June 28, 2007. Requires the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to establish a net worth certificate program to provide capital to assist insured depository institutions to resolve solvency problems. Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Credit Union Act to increase from $100,000 to $250,000 the standard maximum deposit and share insurance amount.

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Timeline

  1. 2 October 2008

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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  2. 2 October 2008

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 2 October 2008

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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