H.R. 1840 · 112th Congress
To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its…
Full title
To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders.
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Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to revise the requirement that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), before promulgating a regulation or issuing an order, consider the costs and benefits of the action.
What it does: CRS summary · Reported to House without amendment · May 16, 2012
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to revise the requirement that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), before promulgating a regulation or issuing an order, consider the costs and benefits of the action. Requires the CFTC, through the Office of the Chief Economist, to: (1) assess the costs and benefits, both qualitative and quantitative, of an intended regulation; and (2) propose or adopt a regulation only on a reasoned determination that the benefits justify the costs.
Lists additional mandatory considerations for the CFTC to evaluate in making a reasoned determination of the costs and the benefits, including the impact on market liquidity in the futures and swaps markets, as well as alternatives to direct regulation.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders.
Latest action (May 16, 2012): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 337.
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector · Origin: House · Introduced: May 11, 2011
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.