I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 281 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 8, 2019 Mrs. Beatty (for herself, Mr. David Scott of Georgia , Mr. Meeks , Ms. Velázquez , Mr. Clay , and Ms. Jayapal ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Federal Reserve Act to require Federal Reserve banks to interview at least one individual reflective of gender diversity and one individual reflective of racial or ethnic diversity when appointing Federal Reserve bank presidents, and for other purposes.