H.R. 4894: To repeal title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
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H.R. 4894: To repeal title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
114th Congress · introduced 2016-04-11 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 444.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2016-04-11 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 444. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
To repeal title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal Title II (Orderly Liquidation Authority), concerning the bankruptcy of financial institutions, and makes conforming amendments to the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Federal Reserve Act.
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Official text
To repeal title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment, Part I)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] · 1 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4894, a bill to repeal title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (2016-05-09)
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Rick W. Allen (R-GA)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment, Part I)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr4894.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr4894 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114