H.R. 485 · 115th Congress
Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of 2017
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Joyce Beatty
- Introduced
- 2017-01-12
- Latest action
- 2017-01-12 · Introduced in House
Summary
Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of 2017
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.