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<dc:title>117 HR 6979 IH: Stop Onerous Surcharges Act</dc:title>
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<dc:date>2022-03-08</dc:date>
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<distribution-code display="yes">I</distribution-code><congress display="yes">117th CONGRESS</congress><session display="yes">2d Session</session><legis-num display="yes">H. R. 6979</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber><action display="yes"><action-date date="20220308">March 8, 2022</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="G000586">Mr. García of Illinois</sponsor> (for himself and <cosponsor name-id="J000298">Ms. Jayapal</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HBA00">Committee on Financial Services</committee-name></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title display="yes">To support a review of surcharge policy at the International Monetary Fund.</official-title></form><legis-body id="H4EBFC6114A0049A5AB675711AEE4752C" style="OLC"><section id="H5DD819EF2A964391A8FAA01B89739AFD" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>Stop Onerous Surcharges Act</short-title></quote>.</text></section><section id="H41116E7D9417432EB52EA0D1D6FAFF66"><enum>2.</enum><header>United States support for a review of surcharge policy at the International Monetary Fund</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund (in this section referred to as the <quote>IMF</quote>) to use the vote and the voice of the United States at the IMF to support—</text><paragraph id="HC7240D8880234C61A6E650AE4FA29E7C"><enum>(1)</enum><text>an immediate review by the IMF of the surcharge policies of the IMF; and</text></paragraph><paragraph id="H98ED3A9B598F405983170226B986F678"><enum>(2)</enum><text>a suspension of the imposition or collection of surcharge payments while the review is underway.</text></paragraph></section></legis-body></bill> 

