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S. 3005: National Institute of Finance Act of 2010

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S. 3005: National Institute of Finance Act of 2010

111th Congress · introduced 2010-02-04 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S497-500)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2010-02-04 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S497-500) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

National Institute of Finance Act of 2010

Plain summary

National Institute of Finance Act of 2010 - Establishes an independent National Institute of Finance (NIF) to support the federal financial regulatory agencies, including any systemic risk council or agency established by Congress, by: (1) collecting and providing data; (2) standardizing the types and formats of data reported and collected; (3) performing applied research and essential long-term research; (4) developing tools for risk measurement and monitoring; and (5) making the results of its activities available to financial regulatory agencies. Requires the NIF Director to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and the NIF to be funded through assessments on the financial entities required to report data to it. States that the Institute shall implement its programmatic responsibilities through: (1) the Federal Financial Data Center; and (2) the Federal Financial Research and Analysis Center.

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Official text

National Institute of Finance Act of 2010

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] reported raising $3.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-s3005 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111