National Monetary Commission

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The National Monetary Commission was a U.S. congressional body established in the early 20th century to study banking and currency systems and recommend reforms that ultimately influenced the creation of the Federal Reserve System.

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National Monetary Commission canonical 3

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instanceOf United States congressional commission
governmental study commission
aimedAt reform of the United States banking system
appliesToJurisdiction United States of America
surface form: United States
appointedBy Vice President and Speaker of the House (for respective chambers)
authorizedByStatute Aldrich–Vreeland Act
chairperson Nelson W. Aldrich
composition members of the United States Senate and House of Representatives
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy United States Congress
dissolutionReason its recommendations had been submitted and considered in subsequent legislation
dissolved c. 1912
fieldOfWork banking
economics
monetary economics
public finance
hasCause Panic of 1907
hasChairperson Nelson W. Aldrich
hasEffect provided intellectual and empirical basis for U.S. central banking reform
hasMember A. Piatt Andrew
Henry Cabot Lodge
Theodore E. Burton
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
history established in response to the Panic of 1907
inception 1908
influenced Federal Reserve Act of 1913
creation of the Federal Reserve System
jurisdiction United States Congress
legalForm temporary congressional commission
legislativeBody United States Congress
legislativePeriod 61st United States Congress
62nd United States Congress
location Washington, D.C.
mainSubject banking reform
banking systems
currency systems
financial regulation
monetary policy
notableChairperson Nelson W. Aldrich
partOf Progressive Era financial reforms in the United States
producedWork National Monetary Commission reports
studies of the Bank of England
studies of the Bank of France
studies of the German Reichsbank
purpose to recommend reforms of the U.S. banking and monetary system
to study banking and currency conditions in the United States and abroad
reasonForAbolition completion of its investigative and reporting mandate
significantEvent investigation of European central banking systems
publication of extensive reports on banking and currency

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Aldrich–Vreeland Act created National Monetary Commission
Nelson W. Aldrich committeeMembership National Monetary Commission
Panic of 1907 followedBy National Monetary Commission