# 114-hr-6225: Ensuring Diverse Leadership at the Federal Reserve Act of 2016

114-hr-6225, Ensuring Diverse Leadership at the Federal Reserve Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH); status Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-6225
- Congress: 114
- Title: Ensuring Diverse Leadership at the Federal Reserve Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Introduced: 2016-09-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Ensuring Diverse Leadership at the Federal Reserve Act of 2016 This bill amends the Federal Reserve Act to require that in making the appointment of a president, a Federal Reserve Bank must interview at least one individual reflective of gender diversity and one reflective of racial or ethnic diversity. The bill amends numerous banking-, finance-, and trade-related Acts to make references to officials (including those to the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) gender-neutral.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2016-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN CONYERS (D-MI), 2016-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2016-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] (D-FL), 2016-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2016-11-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-5930: Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act
- 114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus.
- 114-hr-4592: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-4521: Lake Berryessa Recreation Enhancement Act of 2016
- 114-hr-3833: To require a regional strategy to address the threat posed by Boko Haram.
- 114-hr-3308: Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-6225 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6225)

## Related
- [114-hr-5930: Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5930)
- [114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika viru…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5044)
- [114-hr-4592: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4592)
- [114-hr-4521: Lake Berryessa Recreation Enhancement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4521)
- [114-hr-3833: To require a regional strategy to address the threat posed by Boko Haram.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3833)
- [114-hr-3308: Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3308)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6225 (as of 2025-11-18).