House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2A liquid assets, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Luke Messer R-INWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 1, 2015
- Committee actionNov 4, 2015
- Passed HouseFeb 1, 2016 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 11, 2016 — Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-231.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2209.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2209, a bill to require the appropriate federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2A liquid assets, and for other purposes” on January 19, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on November 4, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 19, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51153
- CBO publication date
- January 19, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2209, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2209
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 24, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-407 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Financial Services Committee on February 1, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported February 1, 2016 ↗
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/407
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2209, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2209
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 24, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MESSER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 65, May 1, 2015, Page H2793):Article 1, section 8, clause 18, of the United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 1, 2015 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2209, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2209
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 24, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
29 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 14 Democrats, 1 independent
15 of 29 cosponsors (52%) are from the other party.
Andy Barr (R-KY), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Steve Israel (D-NY), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Ron Kind (D-WI), Peter King (R-NY), Robert Latta (R-OH), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Robert Pittenger (R-NC), Bruce Poliquin (R-ME), Dennis Ross (R-FL), David Rouzer (R-NC), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Steve Stivers (R-OH), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Marc Veasey (D-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Luke Messer.
- H.Con.Res. 166 (114th) Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives.
- H.R. 1315 (114th) To amend section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, to require that annual budget submissions of the President to Congress provide…
- H.Res. 29 (114th) Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
- H.R. 3857 (114th) To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Financial Stability Oversight Council to carry out certain…
- H.Res. 294 (114th) Expressing support for the continuation of the Perkins Loan Program.
- H.R. 5275 (114th) Prohibiting the Usurpation of Bathroom Laws through Independent Choice School Act (PUBLIC School Act) of 2016
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.