,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #heff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #i1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,meeks 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,lawson of ,florida1 and ,mr4 ,cleaver7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,financial ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
require the ,board of ,governors of the 
,federal ,reserve ,system and the       
,securities and ,exchange ,commission to
 carry out a study on the racial gap in 
stock ownership1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,study on the racial gap in stock 
ownership  7a7 ,study ,the ,board of    
,governors of the ,federal ,reserve     
,system and the ,securities and         
,exchange ,commission shall1 jointly1   
carry out a study on the racial gap in  
stock ownership4  7b7 ,report ,not later
 than the end of the #ahj-;day period   
beginning on the date of enactment of   
this ,act1 the ,board of ,governors and 
the ,commission shall1 jointly1 issue a 
report to the ,congress containing--    

7#a7 all findings and determinations    
made in carrying out the study required 
under subsection 7a72  7#b7 estimates   
of-- 7,a7 the percentage of stock       
ownership among the different races2    
7,b7 the aggregate amount of equity     
holdings held by the different races2   
and  7,c7 the per capita equity holdings
 among the different races2 and  7#c7   
any recommendations of the ,board of    
,governors or the ,commission for       
administrative or legislative changes   
that could raise stock ownership among  
,african ,americans and any other group 
less likely to own stocks4