Bills About Finance And Financial Sector Sponsored by Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)

Sen. Merkley sponsored 30 bills about finance and financial sector in the 115th Congress (2017-18).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
Oct. 21, 2020	S.4835	A bill to prohibit bank holding companies from facilitating fossil fuel production from new sources or new or expanded fossil infrastructure that would drive such production, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Dec. 5, 2019	S.2992	A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements, and for other purposes.	5	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Nov. 12, 2019	S.2833	A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to extend the consumer credit protections provided to members of the Armed Forces and their dependents under title 10, United States Code, to all consumers.	9	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
May 21, 2019	S.1581	A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to institute a 1-year waiting period before medical debt will be reported on a consumer's credit report and to remove paid-off and settled medical debts from credit reports that have been fully paid or settled, to amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to provide a timetable for verification of medical debt and to increase the efficiency of credit markets with more perfect information, and for other purposes.	4	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
April 11, 2019	S.1200	A bill to create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to cannabis-related legitimate businesses and service providers for such businesses, and for other purposes.	34	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
March 5, 2019	S.656	A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to address certain issues relating to the extension of consumer credit, and for other purposes.	18	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Feb. 26, 2019	S.571	A bill to provide the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection with the authority to regulate land contracts, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Aug. 16, 2018	S.3351	A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to institute a 180-day waiting period before medical debt will be reported on a consumer's credit report and to remove paid-off and settled medical debts from credit reports that have been fully paid or settled, to amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to provide a timetable for verification of medical debt and to increase the efficiency of credit markets with more perfect information, and for other purposes.	6	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Feb. 13, 2018	S.2417	A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to address certain issues relating to the extension of consumer credit, and for other purposes.	16	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
May 17, 2017	S.1152	A bill to create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to cannabis-related businesses, and for other purposes.	20	Bipartisan	Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-81.
July 7, 2016	S.3143	A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to strengthen debt collection exemptions to protect debtors and their families from poverty or bankruptcy, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
April 7, 2016	S.2760	A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to address certain issues related to the extension of consumer credit, and for other purposes.	13	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1811-1812)
Feb. 25, 2016	S.2592	A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act by instituting a 180-day waiting period before medical debt will be reported on a consumer's credit report and removing paid-off and settled medical debts from credit reports that have been fully paid or settled, to amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by providing for a timetable for verification of medical debt and to increase the efficiency of credit markets with more perfect information, and for other purposes.	6	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
July 9, 2015	S.1726	A bill to create protections for depository institutions that provide financial services to marijuana-related businesses, and for other purposes.	11	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jan. 30, 2013	S.187	A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit the distribution of any check or other negotiable instrument as part of a solicitation by a creditor for an extension of credit, to limit the liability of consumers in conjunction with such solicitations, and for other purposes.	2	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jan. 29, 2013	S.172	A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to address certain issues related to the extension of consumer credit, and for other purposes.	5	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jan. 28, 2013	S.160	A bill to exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled, and for other purposes.	9	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
July 24, 2012	S.3426	A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to address certain issues related to the extension of consumer credit, and for other purposes.	3	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
March 13, 2012	S.2190	A bill to amend the securities laws to provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities, and for other purposes.	3	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Dec. 8, 2011	S.1970	A bill to amend the securities laws to provide for registration exemptions for certain crowdfunded securities, and for other purposes.	3	All Democrats	Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-482.
March 1, 2012	S.2149	A bill to exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled, and for other purposes.	6	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Oct. 31, 2011	S.1767	A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit the distribution of any check or other negotiable instrument as part of a solicitation by a creditor for an extension of credit, to limit the liability of consumers in conjunction with such solicitations, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Dec. 22, 2010	S.4052	A bill to require the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to fully insure Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts.	3	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
May 25, 2010	S.3419	A bill to exclude from consumer credit reports medical debt that has been in collection and has been fully paid or settled, and for other purposes.	8	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4221)
March 10, 2010	S.3098	A bill to prohibit proprietary trading and certain relationships with hedge funds and private equity funds, to address conflicts of interest with respect to certain securitizations, and for other purposes.	7	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Oct. 21, 2009	S.1822	A bill to amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, with respect to considerations of the Secretary of the Treasury in providing assistance under that Act, and for other purposes.	8	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Oct. 20, 2009	S.1803	A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize reviews by the Comptroller General of the United States of emergency credit facilities established by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any Federal Reserve bank, and for other purposes.	3	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Aug. 6, 2009	S.1595	A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit the distribution of any check or other negotiable instrument as part of a solicitation by a creditor for an extension of credit, to limit the liability of consumers in conjunction with such solicitations, and for other purposes.	2	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
April 28, 2009	S.911	A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit prepayment penalties, and for other purposes.	0	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
April 28, 2009	S.912	A bill to prohibit yield spread premiums, and for other purposes.	0	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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