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Code · BILL · 114th Congress · H.R. 24 (Reported in House) · Preamble

Preamble. To require a full audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks by the...

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To require a full audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks by the Comptroller General of the United States, and for other purposes. — Sponsor: Mr. Massie — Cosponsors: Mr. Amodei, Mrs. Black, Mr. Cole, Mr. Collins of New York, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Denham, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Garrett, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr.
Jones, Mr. Lance, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Nugent, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Posey, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Benishek, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Womack, Mrs. Ellmers, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. DeSantis, Mr. Harper, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Palazzo, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Gibbs, Mr.
Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Amash, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Jolly, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Clawson of Florida, Mr. Blum, Mr. Graves of Georgia, Mr. Latta, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Emmer of Minnesota, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Harris, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Brat, Mr. Sanford, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Cook, Mr. Heck of Nevada, Mr. Hurt of Virginia, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Long, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr.
Hardy, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Woodall, Mr. Allen, Mr. Ratcliffe, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Babin, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Forbes, Mr. McCaul, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Paulsen, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Young of Indiana, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Yoder, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Holding, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Messer, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Polis, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Stewart, Mr.
Stivers, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Young of Alaska, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Buck, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Joyce, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Trott, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Olson, Mr. Bishop of Michigan, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Young of Iowa, Mr. Carter of Texas, Mr. Curbelo of Florida, Mr. Bridenstine, Mr. Coffman, Mr. Labrador, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Turner, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Hudson, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, Mr.
Jordan, Mr. Bost, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Gowdy, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Zinke, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Williams, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Barr, Mr. Barton, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Duffy, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. Flores, Mr. Walker, Mrs. Love, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Fincher, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Perry, Mr. Tom Price of Georgia, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Schweikert, Mr.
Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Renacci, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Russell, Mr. Katko, Mr. Hurd of Texas, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Hartzler, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mr. Mica, Mr. Guinta, Mrs. Noem, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Mr. Welch, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. Jenkins of West Virginia, Mr. Ruppersberger — Actions: January 6, 2015 — Mr. Massie (for himself, Mr.
Amodei, Mrs. Black, Mr. Cole, Mr. Collins of New York, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Denham, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Garrett, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Jones, Mr. Lance, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Nugent, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Posey, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr.
Westmoreland, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Benishek, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Womack, Mrs. Ellmers, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. DeSantis, Mr. Harper, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Palazzo, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Amash, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Jolly, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Clawson of Florida, and Mr. Blum) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform;
July 14, 2016 — Additional sponsors: Mr. Graves of Georgia, Mr. Latta, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Emmer of Minnesota, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Harris, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Brat, Mr. Sanford, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Cook, Mr. Heck of Nevada, Mr. Hurt of Virginia, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Long, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Hardy, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Woodall, Mr. Allen, Mr. Ratcliffe, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr.
Babin, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Forbes, Mr. McCaul, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Paulsen, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Young of Indiana, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Yoder, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Holding, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Messer, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Polis, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Young of Alaska, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Buck, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Joyce, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Shuster, Mr.
Trott, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Olson, Mr. Bishop of Michigan, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Young of Iowa, Mr. Carter of Texas, Mr. Curbelo of Florida, Mr. Bridenstine, Mr. Coffman, Mr. Labrador, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Turner, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Hudson, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Bost, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Gowdy, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Zinke, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Barletta, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Williams, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Barr, Mr. Barton, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Duffy, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. Flores, Mr. Walker, Mrs. Love, Mr. Rice of South Carolina, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Fincher, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Perry, Mr. Tom Price of Georgia, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Palmer, Mr. Renacci, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Russell, Mr. Katko, Mr. Hurd of Texas, Mr.
Wittman, Mr. Sessions, Mrs. Hartzler, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mr. Mica, Mr. Guinta, Mrs. Noem, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Mr. Welch, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. Jenkins of West Virginia, and Mr. Ruppersberger; July 14, 2016 — Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
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