Centennial Monetary Commission Act of 2015

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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Centennial Monetary Commission Act of 2015

(Sec. 3) This bill establishes the Centennial Monetary Commission to: (1) examine how U.S. monetary policy since the creation of the Federal Reserve Board in 1913 has affected the performance of the U.S. economy in terms of output, employment, prices, and financial stability over time; (2) evaluate various operational regimes under which the Board and the Federal Open Market Committee may conduct monetary policy in terms achieving the maximum sustainable level of output and employment and price stability over the long term; (3) evaluate the use of macro-prudential supervision and regulation and of the lender-of-last-resort function of the Board as tools of monetary policy in terms of achieving the maximum sustainable level of output and employment and price stability over the long term; and (4) recommend a course for U.S. monetary policy going forward.

The Commission shall submit to Congress and make publicly available, by December 1, 2016, a report containing a statement of its findings and conclusions.

(Sec. 8) The Commission shall terminate on June 1, 2017.

Congress
114

Number
HR - 2912

Introduced on
2015-06-25

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

11/16/2015

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Centennial Monetary Commission Act of 2015

(Sec. 3) This bill establishes the Centennial Monetary Commission to: (1) examine how U.S. monetary policy since the creation of the Federal Reserve Board in 1913 has affected the performance of the U.S. economy in terms of output, employment, prices, and financial stability over time; (2) evaluate various operational regimes under which the Board and the Federal Open Market Committee may conduct monetary policy in terms achieving the maximum sustainable level of output and employment and price stability over the long term; (3) evaluate the use of macro-prudential supervision and regulation and of the lender-of-last-resort function of the Board as tools of monetary policy in terms of achieving the maximum sustainable level of output and employment and price stability over the long term; and (4) recommend a course for U.S. monetary policy going forward.

The Commission shall submit to Congress and make publicly available, by December 1, 2016, a report containing a statement of its findings and conclusions.

(Sec. 8) The Commission shall terminate on June 1, 2017.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo establish a commission to examine the United States monetary policy, evaluate alternative monetary regimes, and recommend a course for monetary policy going forward.

Policy Areas
Finance and Financial Sector

Potential Impact
Advisory bodies•
Congressional oversight•
Economic performance and conditions•
Federal Reserve System•
Government studies and investigations•
Inflation and prices•
Monetary policy

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary1/28/2016

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Centennial Monetary Commission Act of 2015

(Sec. 3) This bill establishes the Centennial Mone...


Latest Action11/16/2015
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 252.