H.R. 1840: To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders.
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H.R. 1840: To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders.
112th Congress · introduced 2011-05-11 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 337.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-05-11 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] · what a sponsor is
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- Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 337. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders.
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to revise the requirement that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), before promulgating a regulation or issuing an order, consider the costs and benefits of the action. Requires the CFTC, through the Office of the Chief Economist, to: (1) assess the costs and benefits, both qualitative and quantitative, of an intended regulation; and (2) propose or adopt a regulation only on a reasoned determination that the benefits justify the costs. Lists additional mandatory considerations for the CFTC to evaluate in making a reasoned determination of the costs and the benefits, including the impact on market liquidity in the futures and swaps markets, as well as alternatives to direct regulation.
Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)
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Sponsor: Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] · 10 cosponsors
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Mike Quigley (D-IL)
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- Commodity Futures Trading Commission: its federal spending and other bills that name it
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- Rulemaking
- The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr1840.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr1840 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112