United States · Law · HR
H.R. 4998 (96th)
An act to authorize automatic transfer accounts at commercial banks, remote service units at Federal savings and loan associations, and share draft accounts at Federal credit unions during that period beginning on December 31, 1979, and ending on April 1, 1980.
Introduced
27 July 1979
Last action
28 December 1979 · Became law
Status
Public Law 96-161.
Sponsors
Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7], Rep. D'Amours, Norman E. [D-NH-1], Rep. Barnard, Doug, Jr. [D-GA-10], Rep. Mattox, James A. [D-TX-5], Rep. Cavanaugh, John J. [D-NE-2], Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5], Rep. Hansen, George V. [R-ID-2], Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
14 January 2025
Summary
Amends the Federal Reserve Act to require that detailed minutes of Federal Open Market Committee meetings be released to the general public four years after the calendar year in which they occur. Authorizes the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to delete information from such minutes which concerns foreign countries, central banks of foreign countries, or international institutions in which foreign countries or foreign central banks constitute a majority of the membership. Directs the Board to: (1) note such deletions in the minutes of the meeting to which they relate; (2) review such deletions for publication 15 years after such meeting; and (3) publish such deletions no later than 30 years after such meeting. Directs the Board to publish, within six months after the enactment of this Act, all previously unreleased minutes of Open Market Committee Meetings held prior to April 1, 1976.
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Timeline
27 July 1979
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
27 July 1979
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 July 1979
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 September 1979
Reported
Reported to House from the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, H. Rept. 96-421.
Source: Committee
7 September 1979
Reported
Reported to House from the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, H. Rept. 96-421.
Source: Committee
17 September 1979
Passed
Measure passed House.
Source: Floor
17 September 1979
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House.
Source: Floor
17 September 1979
Floor
Measure called up under motion to suspend rules and pass in House.
Source: Floor
18 September 1979
Introduced
Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
20 November 1979
Reported
Reported to Senate from the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, S. Rept. 96-423.
Source: Committee
20 November 1979
Reported
Reported to Senate from the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, S. Rept. 96-423.
Source: Committee
10 December 1979
Floor
Call of calendar in Senate.
Source: Floor
10 December 1979
Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate, amended.
Source: Floor
17 December 1979
Passed
House agreed to Senate amendments with amendments (Pursuant to H. Res. 508).
Source: ResolvingDifferences
17 December 1979
Passed
Resolving differences -- House actions: House agreed to Senate amendments with amendments (Pursuant to H. Res. 508).
Source: NotUsed
18 December 1979
Passed
Senate agreed to House amendment with an amendment.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
18 December 1979
Passed
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendment with an amendment.
Source: NotUsed
19 December 1979
Passed
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to House amendment.
Source: NotUsed
19 December 1979
Passed
House agreed to Senate amendment with amendments.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
19 December 1979
Passed
Resolving differences -- House actions: House agreed to Senate amendment with amendments.
Source: NotUsed
19 December 1979
Passed
Senate agreed to House amendment.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
21 December 1979
President
Measure enrolled in House.
Source: President
24 December 1979
Floor
Measure presented to President.
Source: Floor
24 December 1979
President
Measure presented to President.
Source: President
24 December 1979
President
Measure enrolled in Senate.
Source: President
28 December 1979
President
Public Law 96-161.
Source: President
28 December 1979
President
Signed by President.
Source: President
28 December 1979
Became law
Signed by President.
Source: BecameLaw
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
6 official files
Public Law (PDF)
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Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 29 December 1979
House agreed to Senate amendment with amendment, 2nd occurrence
summary · EN · 19 December 1979
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Senate agreed to House amendment with amendment
summary · EN · 18 December 1979
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House agreed to Senate amendment with amendment
summary · EN · 17 December 1979
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Passed Senate amended
summary · EN · 10 December 1979
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 27 July 1979
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Sponsors
- Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. D'Amours, Norman E. [D-NH-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Barnard, Doug, Jr. [D-GA-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Mattox, James A. [D-TX-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cavanaugh, John J. [D-NE-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hansen, George V. [R-ID-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → A resolution providing for agreeing, with amendments, to the Senate amendments to H.R. 4998, to amend the Federal Reserve Act to require that detailed minutes of Federal Open Market Committee meetings shall be published on a deferred basis.
- related to ← A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to require that detailed minutes of Federal Open Market Committee meetings shall be published on a deferred basis.
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- Legal framework · An act to authorize automatic transfer accounts at commercial banks, remote service units at Federal savings and loan associations, and share draft accounts at Federal credit unions during that period beginning on December 31, 1979, and ending on April 1, 1980. · H.R. 4998 (96th) · US
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-bill/4998
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/hr/4998
- us · 96-hr-4998 · source updated 14 January 2025