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Pending Legislation of Interest

The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services is responsible for:

	Banks and banking, including deposit insurance and Federal monetary policy, Economic Stabilization, defense production, renegotiation, and control of the price of commodities, rents, and services, Financial aid to commerce and industry (other than transportation), Insurance generally, International finance, International financial and monetary organizations, Money and credit, including currency and the issuance of notes and redemption thereof; gold and silver, including the coinage thereof; valuation and revaluation of the dollar, Public and private housing, Securities and exchanges, and
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The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs has jurisdiction over

Banks, banking, and financial institutions,

Control of prices of commodities, rents and services,

Deposit insurance,

Economic stabilization and defense production,

Export and foreign trade promotion,

Export controls,

Federal monetary policy, including the Federal Reserve System,

Financial aid to commerce and industry,

Issuance and redemption of notes,

Money and credit, including currency and coinage,

Nursing home construction,

Public and private housing (including veterans housing),

Renegotiation of Government contracts, and

Urban development and urban mass transit.

The Committee also studies and reviews on a comprehensive basis, matters relating to international economic policy as it affects United States monetary affairs, credit, and financial institutions; economic growth, urban affairs, and credit, and report thereon from time to time.
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