Federal Reserve Reform Act of 1977
The Federal Reserve Reform Act of 1977 enacted a number of reforms to the Federal Reserve, making it more accountable for its actions on monetary and fiscal policy and tasking it with the goal to "promote maximum employment, production, and price stability". The act explicitly established price stability as a national policy goal for the first time. It also required quarterly reports to Congress "concerning the ranges of monetary and credit aggregrates for the upcoming 12 months." It also modified the selection of the Class B and C Reserve Bank Directors. Discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, or national origin was prohibited, and the composition of the directors was required to represent interests of "agriculture, commerce, industry, services, labor and consumers". The F
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Federal Reserve Reform Act of 1977
The Federal Reserve Reform Act of 1977 enacted a number of reforms to the Federal Reserve, making it more accountable for its actions on monetary and fiscal policy and tasking it with the goal to "promote maximum employment, production, and price stability". The act explicitly established price stability as a national policy goal for the first time. It also required quarterly reports to Congress "concerning the ranges of monetary and credit aggregrates for the upcoming 12 months." It also modified the selection of the Class B and C Reserve Bank Directors. Discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, or national origin was prohibited, and the composition of the directors was required to represent interests of "agriculture, commerce, industry, services, labor and consumers". The F
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The Federal Reserve Reform Act ...... nt to Congressional oversight.
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1977-11-02
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1977-11-16
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An Act to extend the authority ...... ystem, and for other purposes.
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Henry S. Reuss
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1977-10-20
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Federal Reserve Reform Act of 1977
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1977-10-31
1977-11-01
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1977-11-16
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The Federal Reserve Reform Act ...... s, labor and consumers". The F
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Federal Reserve Reform Act of 1977
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