Accountability for Wall Street Executives Act

Bill: 116-s-2098
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]
Introduced: 2019-07-11
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Banking and financial institutions regulation

Business records

Credit and credit markets

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Evidence and witnesses

Financial services and investments

Fraud offenses and financial crimes

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2019-07-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-07-11
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Accountability for Wall Street Executives Act</b></p> <p>This bill allows state attorneys general, with reasonable cause,&nbsp;to issue subpoenas or administer oversight&nbsp;to investigate national banks for state law compliance. </p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2098 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 11, 2019 Mr. Schumer (for Ms. Harris (for herself, Ms. Hirono , Mr. Blumenthal , Mrs. Feinstein , Ms. Warren , Mrs. Gillibrand , and Mr. Merkley )) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend the Revised Statutes to grant State attorneys general the ability to issue subpoenas to investigate suspected violations of State laws that are applicable to national banks.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accountability for Wall Street Executives Act . 2. Visitorial powers The sixth undesignated paragraph of section 5240 of the Revised Statutes ( 12 U.S.C. 484 ) is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: (B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A)— (i) lawfully authorized State auditors and examiners may, at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice to a bank, review their records solely to ensure compliance with applicable State unclaimed property or escheat laws upon reasonable cause to believe that the bank has failed to comply with such laws; (ii) an attorney general (or other chief law enforcement officer) of a State may issue subpoenas to national banks or officers of national banks based upon reasonable cause to believe that the national bank or an officer of a national bank has failed to comply with applicable State laws; and (iii) an attorney general (or other chief law enforcement officer) of a State may require a national bank to provide aggregate data on loans and other financial products and services provided by the national bank in such State. .