H.R. 6225 · 114th Congress
Ensuring Diverse Leadership at the Federal Reserve Act of 2016
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Joyce Beatty
- Introduced
- 2016-09-28
- Latest action
- 2016-09-28 · Introduced in House
Summary
Ensuring Diverse Leadership at the Federal Reserve Act of 2016
This bill amends the Federal Reserve Act to require that in making the appointment of a president, a Federal Reserve Bank must interview at least one individual reflective of gender diversity and one reflective of racial or ethnic diversity.
The bill amends numerous banking-, finance-, and trade-related Acts to make references to officials (including those to the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) gender-neutral.