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H.R. 2119House111th Congress (2009-2011)In Committee

To amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to require that repayments of assistance from the Troubled Asset Relief Program funds go to paying down the public debt.

Sponsored by Kevin McCarthyRep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA)
Introduced April 27, 2009

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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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April 27, 2009

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Introduced in House

April 27, 2009

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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Financial Services Committee

April 27, 2009

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Leonard Lance
Rep. Leonard LanceR-NJ-7 · Jun 17, 2009

Madam Speaker, last week, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the repayment of TARP funds from 10 banks totaling $68.3 billion returned to the TARP program. The TARP repayment news is a…

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Introduced in HouseIssued April 27, 2009

I

111th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2119

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 27, 2009

Mr. McCarthy of California (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. McCotter, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Jones, Mr. Lance, Ms. Jenkins, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Garrett of New Jersey, and Mr. Castle) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

A BILL

To amend the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to require that repayments of assistance from the Troubled Asset Relief Program funds go to paying down the public debt.

1.

TARP repayments used to reduce public debt

(a)

In general

Title I of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 U.S.C. 5201 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

137.

TARP repayments used to reduce public debt

(a)

Repayments used To pay down public debt

Each time a financial institution makes a repayment of assistance provided under this title, the Secretary shall transfer such repayment to the special account established by section 3113(d) of title 31, United States Code.

(b)

Corresponding reduction in authorization To purchase

Each time a financial institution makes a repayment of assistance provided under this title, the authorization to purchase authority under section 115 shall be reduced by a corresponding dollar amount.

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(b)

Conforming amendment

The table of contents for such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 136 the following new item:

137. TARP repayments used to reduce public debt.

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