S. 2787: TARP Sunset Act of 2009
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S. 2787: TARP Sunset Act of 2009
111th Congress · introduced 2009-11-17 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-11-17 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title
TARP Sunset Act of 2009
Plain summary
TARP Sunset Act of 2009 - Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to terminate, on December 31, 2009 (as under current law), the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to implement the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). Repeals the Secretary's authority to extend the TARP program through October 3, 2010, upon submission of a written certification to Congress.
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Official text
TARP Sunset Act of 2009
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] · 21 cosponsors
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John Barrasso (R-WY), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), John Cornyn (R-TX), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), James E. Risch (R-ID), Susan M. Collins (R-ME)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] reported raising $4.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s2787.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>
Record fed-us-cong111-s2787 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111