H.R. 1424

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H.R. 1424 is the U.S. House of Representatives bill that became the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, authorizing the federal government’s major financial-sector bailout during the 2008 crisis.

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Division B of H.R. 1424 (110th Congress) 1
H.R. 1424 canonical 1

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instanceOf United States federal bill
United States public law
authorizesAgency United States Department of the Treasury
authorizesProgram Troubled Asset Relief Program
authorizesSpendingUpTo 700 billion United States dollars
country United States of America
createdOffice Office of Financial Stability
createdOversightBody Congressional Oversight Panel
Financial Stability Oversight Board
currency United States dollar
linked to: US dollar
hasAcronym EESA
EESA 2008
linked to: EESA
hasComponent Troubled Asset Relief Program
bank capital purchase program
executive compensation restrictions
insurance for troubled assets
mental health parity provisions
mortgage and foreclosure mitigation provisions
oversight and accountability mechanisms
tax provisions and extensions
hasEffect expanded federal role in financial markets
increased federal government financial commitments during the 2008 crisis
provided capital injections to major U.S. financial institutions
hasJurisdiction federal government of the United States
hasPresidentAtEnactment George W. Bush
hasPublicLawNumber Public Law 110-343
hasPurpose to authorize the United States Department of the Treasury to purchase troubled assets
to restore liquidity and stability to the financial system
to stabilize the United States financial system during the 2008 financial crisis
hasShortTitle Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
hasTitle Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
isAlsoKnownAs Wall Street bailout
bailout bill of 2008
legislativeChamberOfOrigin House of Representatives
regulates executive compensation at participating financial institutions
financial institutions holding troubled assets
relatesToEvent 2008 financial crisis
Great Recession
relatesToPolicyArea banking
economic stabilization
financial regulation
mental health
taxation
sector financial sector
wasIntroducedIn United States House of Representatives
wasIntroducedInCongress 110th United States Congress
wasSignedIntoLawBy George W. Bush

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Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 titleWithinLargerAct Division B of H.R. 1424 (110th Congress)
linked to: H.R. 1424