by the 73rd United States Congress Effective June 16, 1933 Citations Public Law Pub.L.  73-66 Stat. 48  Stat.  162 Codification Legislative history Introduced in the  House of Representatives  as H.R. 5661 by Rep.  Henry B. Steagall  ( D - Ala. ) on Committee consideration by:  U.S. House Committee on Banking and Currency Signed into law by President