No Argentina Bailout Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Prohibits use of the Treasury Exchange Stabilization Fund to provide direct or indirect financial support to Argentina through December 10, 2027, and requires any pre-enactment violating instruments to be sold or terminated within seven days.
Who Benefits and How
U.S. taxpayers, domestic policy advocates, and critics of foreign market support could benefit from barring Exchange Stabilization Fund support for Argentina.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Argentina, holders of Argentine sovereign exposure, and Treasury officials managing existing or planned financial support would lose access to that support and need to unwind covered instruments.
Key Provisions
- States congressional opposition to using the Exchange Stabilization Fund for an Argentina financial-market bailout.
- Bars direct or indirect ESF support to Argentina, including swap lines, peso or sovereign-debt purchases, or credit instruments.
- Requires covered pre-enactment financial contracts or instruments to be sold or terminated within seven days.
- Sunsets the prohibition on December 10, 2027.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Prohibits use of the Treasury Exchange Stabilization Fund to provide direct or indirect financial support to Argentina through December 10, 2027, and requires any pre-enactment violating instruments to be sold or terminated within seven days.
Key Policy Areas
Finance, Foreign Affairs, Government Operations, Trade
Primary Purpose
Prohibits use of the Treasury Exchange Stabilization Fund to provide direct or indirect financial support to Argentina through December 10, 2027, and requires any pre-enactment violating instruments to be sold or terminated within seven days.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- U.S. taxpayers and domestic stakeholders opposed to Exchange Stabilization Fund support for Argentina
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Argentina, Argentine financial markets, global investors in Argentine assets, and Treasury officials managing ESF support
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMs. Warren (for herself, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, …
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Argentina and Argentine financial markets seeking direct or indirect Exchange Stabilization Fund support
Treasury officials managing Exchange Stabilization Fund contracts, swap lines, purchases, or credit instruments
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_treasury"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
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