United States Senate Banking Subcommittee on Economic Policy

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The Senate Banking Subcommittee on Economic Policy is one of five subcommittees within the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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[edit] Jurisdiction

The Subcommittee on Economic Policy oversees economic growth, employment and price stability, federal monetary policy, including the policy functions of the Federal Reserve System; the Council of Economic Advisers; money and credit, including currency, coinage, and notes; control of prices of commodities, rents and services; economic stabilization and defense production; the Defense Production Act; financial aid to commerce and industry; loan guarantees; flood insurance; and disaster assistance carried out by the Federal Emergency Management Agency within the Department of Homeland Security.

[edit] Members, 110th Congress

The Committee is chaired by Democrat Tom Carper of Delaware, and the Ranking Minority member is Republican Jim Bunning of Kentucky.

Majority
Member State
  Tom Carper, Chairman Delaware
  Sherrod Brown Ohio
Minority
Member State
  Jim Bunning, Ranking Member Kentucky

[edit] See also

U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology

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