House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law
Improved Financial and Commodity Markets Oversight and Accountability Act
Sponsor: Rep. John Larson D-CTWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 4, 2009
- Committee actionMay 6, 2009
- Passed HouseJun 8, 2009 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 16, 2010 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 320.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 885.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 885, Improved Financial and Commodity Markets Oversight and Accountability Act” on May 11, 2009. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on May 6, 2009</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 11, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20613
- CBO publication date
- May 11, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 885, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/885
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 14, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d9c75cc98f790b881cb2739d2a6b949e1ea96e852ffa5763ade4d1a382357a6e
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 885, Improved Financial and Commodity Markets Oversight and Accountability Act” on May 11, 2009. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on May 6, 2009”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 11, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20613
- CBO publication date
- May 11, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 885, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/885
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 14, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d9c75cc98f790b881cb2739d2a6b949e1ea96e852ffa5763ade4d1a382357a6e
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 885, Improved Financial and Commodity Markets Oversight and Accountability Act” on August 3, 2009. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 29, 2009</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 3, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20974
- CBO publication date
- August 3, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 885, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/885
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 14, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d9c75cc98f790b881cb2739d2a6b949e1ea96e852ffa5763ade4d1a382357a6e
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 885, Improved Financial and Commodity Markets Oversight and Accountability Act” on August 3, 2009. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 29, 2009”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 3, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20974
- CBO publication date
- August 3, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 885, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/885
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 14, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d9c75cc98f790b881cb2739d2a6b949e1ea96e852ffa5763ade4d1a382357a6e
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 111-114 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 16, 2010 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/111/HRPT/114
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 885, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/885
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 14, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d9c75cc98f790b881cb2739d2a6b949e1ea96e852ffa5763ade4d1a382357a6e
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
37 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 34 Democrats
3 of 37 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.
Timothy Bishop (D-NY), John Boccieri (D-OH), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Robert Brady (D-PA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Danny Davis (D-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Al Green (D-TX), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Brian Higgins (D-NY), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), Ron Kind (D-WI), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Michael Michaud (D-ME), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), John Murtha (D-PA), Glenn Nye (D-VA), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Todd Platts (R-PA), Tim Ryan (D-OH) and 7 more.
More from the sponsor
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- H.Res. 237 (111th) Electing a Member to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives.
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- H.Res. 381 (111th) Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.