Advance legislation to require the United States to oppose any International Monetary Fund quota increase for member countries that use certain exchange rate practices.

Pete Sessions · Texas · Republican

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Mr. Sessions introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services ... To require the use of the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any quota increase at the International Monetary Fund for member countries that employ certain exchange rate practices, and for other purposes.

Sessions introduced H.R. 8290 to direct the United States to oppose IMF quota increases for countries with certain exchange rate practices.

H.R. 8290 (IH) - Exchange Rate Accountability Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr8290ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Evidence

The official homepage's latest updates are from February 25, 2026 and January 30, 2026, and they cover agriculture zones and identity-fraud legislation rather than any IMF quota bill.

Latest official updates show Pete Sessions was active on other legislation, but this page gives no sign that the IMF quota promise was advanced in the lookback window.

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United States Congressman Pete Sessions
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Sessions serves on the House Financial Services Committee and its Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions.

He sits in the relevant policy venue for IMF issues, but this page does not show the specific anti-quota legislation being introduced, advanced, or enacted.

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Committees and Caucuses - United States Congressman Pete Sessions
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Assessments

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The record here does not show Pete Sessions introducing, sponsoring, or materially advancing a bill that would require the United States to oppose IMF quota increases for member countries using the specified exchange-rate practices. The provided official-page evidence shows only that he has served in a relevant committee venue and has recent activity on other issues, not this promise. The clearest federal policy development in this area was Congress's December 2015 approval of the 2010 IMF quota reforms, which authorized an IMF quota increase rather than creating the promised opposition requirement. With no documented matching legislative movement or enactment attributable to Sessions, the promise is best scored as not delivered, and there is not enough evidence of a serious but unsuccessful attempt to justify an effort badge.

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