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A sweeping bank regulatory bill under debate in the Senate is very close to achieving something the muni market has been fighting for since 2014: the inclusion of municipal bonds as high-quality liquid assets.
March 8 -
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., was the only member of the Senate Banking Committee to oppose the nomination of Federal Reserve Board Gov. Jerome Powell to lead the central bank.
December 5 -
The Treasury Department is echoing state and local groups, saying some munis should be considered HQLA.
June 13 -
Fifteen state and local groups are asking Congress to advance bills to treat munis as HQLA.
April 17 -
Bills now pending in the Senate and House would ease bank regulators' treatment of municipal securities
April 6