Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009


 * Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

{{SECTION|SEC. 1.|SECTION 1}}. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

 * (a) Short Title.—
 * This Act may be cited as the ``Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009´´ or the ``Credit CARD Act of 2009´´.


 * (b) Table of Contents.—
 * The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
 * Sec. 1. Short Title; Table of Contents.
 * Sec. 2. Regulatory Authority.
 * Sec. 3. Effective Date.

{{SECTION|SEC. 2.|SEC. 2}}. REGULATORY AUTHORITY.

 * The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (in this Act referred to as the ``Board´´) may issue such rules and publish such model forms as it considers necessary to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act.

{{SECTION|SEC. 3.|SEC. 3}}. EFFECTIVE DATE.

 * This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall become effective 9 months after the date of enactment of this Act, except as otherwise specifically provided in this Act.

Approved May 22, 2009.

Legislative History

 * HOUSE REPORTS:
 * (Comm. on Financial Services)
 * SENATE REPORTS:
 * accompanying S. 414 (Comm. on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs)
 * CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 155 (2009):
 * Apr. 29, 30, considered and passed House.
 * May 11-14, 19, considered and passed Senate, amended.
 * May 20, House concurred in Senate amendment.
 * DAILY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2009):
 * May 22, Presidential remarks.
 * May 22, Presidential remarks.

