S.3691: Financial Regulation Reform Act of 2008

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about law
  • Introduced Nov. 19, 2008
  • Latest Major Action Nov. 19, 2008

Bill Summary

Financial Regulation Reform Act of 2008 - Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to: (1) subject credit-default swap trading clearinghouses to regulation by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); and (2) direct the CFTC to set reporting and recordkeeping requirements for positions involving credit-default swaps. Grants the Federal Reserve Board authority over investment-bank holding companies. Directs the Securities and Exchange...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Nov. 19, 2008

Introduced in the Senate by Susan Collins (R-Maine)

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