118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 605Special Drawing Rights Oversight Act of 2023

To amend the Special Drawing Rights Act in order to strengthen congressional oversight with respect to allocations of Special Drawing Rights by the International Monetary Fund, and to prohibit such allocations for perpetrators of genocide and state sponsors of terrorism without congressional authorization, and for other purposes.

International affairs
Introduced Jan 27, 2023
Last action Jan 27, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Financial Services
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill imposes additional restrictions on the U.S. government's authority to vote on Special Drawing Rights (SDR) allocations at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). (The SDR is an international reserve asset maintained by the IMF based on contributions from IMF member countries. SDRs may be exchanged between member countries and may also be exchanged for currencies.) Under current law, U.S. representatives to the IMF may not vote for SDR allocations to the United States beyond an amount authorized by statute unless Congress authorizes such a vote. This bill further reduces the allocation amount that U.S. representatives to the IMF may vote for without congressional approval. Further...

Provisions · 4 sectionsIntroduced in House
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Jan 27, 2023
Introduced in House
Jan 27, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.