Bills About Finance And Financial Sector Sponsored by Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.)

Sen. Schumer sponsored 31 bills about finance and financial sector in the 116th Congress (2019-20).

Introduced	Number	Title	Cosponsors	Cosponsor Party	Latest Action
Nov. 7, 2019	S.2815	A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the National Purple Heart Honor Mission.	72	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
June 27, 2019	S.2042	A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor.	11	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text: CR S4635)
May 19, 2015	S.1384	A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide for the discharge of student loan obligations upon the death of the student borrower, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
April 10, 2014	S.2244	A bill to extend the termination date of the Terrorism Insurance Program established under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, and for other purposes.	25	Bipartisan	Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
Nov. 21, 2013	S.1773	A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide for the discharge of student loan obligations upon the death or disability of the student borrower, and for other purposes.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec. 1, 2011	S.1933	A bill to increase American job creation and economic growth by improving access to the public capital markets for emerging growth companies.	6	Bipartisan	Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-482.
Sept. 29, 2010	S.3898	A bill to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to treat municipalities and school districts as consumers for certain purposes under that Act.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
July 14, 2010	S.3577	A bill to encourage savings, promote financial literacy, and expand opportunities for young adults by establishing Lifetime Savings Accounts.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
April 27, 2010	S.3264	A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to provide for regulation of debt settlement services, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
May 19, 2009	S.1074	A bill to provide shareholders with enhanced authority over the nomination, election, and compensation of public company executives.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
March 25, 2009	S.710	A bill to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general-use prepaid cards, and for other purposes.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jan. 14, 2009	S.235	A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under an open end consumer credit plan, and for other purposes.	2	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
July 31, 2008	S.3389	A bill to require, for the benefit of shareholders, the disclosure of payments to foreign governments for the extraction of natural resources, to allow such shareholders more appropriately to determine associated risks.	6	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
June 18, 2008	S.3153	A bill to amend the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978, to require the Council to establish a single telephone number that consumers with complaints or inquiries could call and be routed to the appropriate Federal banking agency or State bank supervisor, and for other purposes.	3	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
May 6, 2008	S.2978	A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to make technical corrections to the definition of willful noncompliance with respect to violations involving the printing of an expiration date on certain credit and debit card receipts before the date of the enactment of this Act.	0	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Feb. 11, 2008	S.2621	A bill to amend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, to temporarily reduce the insurer deductibles for insurers sustaining insured losses from large terrorism events.	0	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Nov. 1, 2007	S.2296	A bill to provide for improved disclosures by all mortgage lenders at the loan approval and settlement stages of all mortgage loans.	1	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
July 24, 2007	S.1865	A bill to provide for mandatory availability of life insurance that does not preclude future lawful travel, and for other purposes.	2	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Oct. 9, 2004	S.2969	A bill entitled the "Fair Gift Card Act".	0	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10986-10987)
July 8, 2003	S.1370	A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide for disclosure of credit-scoring information by creditors and consumer reporting agencies.	1	Bipartisan	Star Print ordered on the bill.
March 6, 2003	S.553	A bill to allow all businesses to make up to 24 transfers each month from interest-bearing transaction accounts to other transaction accounts , to require the payment of interest on reserves held for depository institutions at Federal reserve banks, and for other purposes.	0	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
July 25, 2001	S.1242	A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide for disclosure of credit-scoring information by creditors and consumer reporting agencies.	3	Bipartisan	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
March 13, 2001	S.524	A bill to increase the number of interaccount transfers which may be made from business accounts at depository institutions, to authorize the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to pay interest on reserves, and for other purposes.	0	All Democrats	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
July 23, 1997	H.R.2234	To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to eliminate confusion about consumer liability for unauthorized transactions involving debit cards that can be used like credit cards, and for other purposes.	4	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Jan. 7, 1997	H.R.274	To amend the Truth in Lending Act to require a credit card issuer to disclose, in any preapproved application, solicitation, or offer to open a credit card account under an open end consumer credit plan, each rate of interest that will actually apply to any credit extended under such plan, and for other purposes.	0	All Democrats	Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Sept. 28, 1996	H.R.4320	To amend the Truth in Lending Act to require a credit card issuer to disclose only 1 annual percentage rate of interest in any preapproved application or solicitation to open a credit card account under an open end consumer credit plan, and for other purposes.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
April 15, 1996	H.R.3246	To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to protect the consumer with regard to fees imposed in connection with an electronic fund transfer initiated by a consumer, and for other purposes.	26	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Jan. 17, 1995	H.R.544	To protect financial institutions from liability for damages caused by failure to remove asbestos from a residential or commercial building in which the financial institution holds a security interest if an accredited asbestos management planner has recommended in-place management of the asbestos, and for other purposes.	0		Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
Aug. 9, 1994	H.R.4926	To require the Secretary of the Treasury to identify foreign countries which may be denying national treatment to United States banking organizations and to assess whether any such denial may be having a significant adverse effect on such organizations, and to require Federal banking agencies to take such assessments into account in considering applications by foreign banks under the International Banking Act of 1978 and the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956.	0		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
Oct. 7, 1993	H.R.3248	To provide for fair trade in financial services.	4	Bipartisan	See H.R.4926.
Feb. 18, 1993	H.R.1000	To protect financial institutions from liability for damages caused by failure to remove asbestos from a residential or commercial building in which the financial institution holds a security interest if an accredited asbestos management planner has recommended in-place management of the asbestos, and for other purposes.	3	Bipartisan	Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Deposit Insurance.

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