CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2019

To reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Subjects

Finance and Financial Sector

Summary

CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2019

This bill reauthorizes through FY2025 the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and generally revises provisions related to the CFTC. Among other things, the bill

exempts certain companies from the mandatory swaps clearing requirements if they have less than $10 million in assets,
provides for the regulation of digital commodities,
exempts certain charitable organizations from commodity trading advisor and commodity pool operator registration requirements,
provides that the CFTC's authority to enforce prohibitions regarding fraud and other disruptive trading practices applies to foreign activities,
eliminates the double-sided confirmation requirement for swap data repositories, and
expands whistleblower protections.

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Related Legislation

H.R. 2515Whistleblower Protection Reform Act of 2019
2019-07-10Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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H.R. 4257To require the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to establish an Office of Minority and Women Inclusion, and for other purposes.
2019-09-24Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
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H.R. 4333To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to provide certainty for futures customers and market participants, and for other purposes.
2019-09-25Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
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H.R. 4816Whistleblower Programs Improvement Act
2019-11-13Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
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H.R. 4895CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2019
2019-11-26Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 254.
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Legislative Actions

2020-03-11
Introduced in House
2020-03-11
Introduced in House
2020-03-11
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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