Aldrich–Vreeland Act

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The Aldrich–Vreeland Act was a 1908 U.S. law that created emergency currency provisions and laid groundwork for banking reform in response to the Panic of 1907.


Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law
banking law
allowedCollateral corporate bonds
other approved securities
state and municipal bonds
appliesTo certain state banks and trust companies
national banks in the United States
authorized issuance of emergency currency
national currency associations
country United States of America
surface form: United States
created National Monetary Commission
dateEnacted 1908-05-30
economicDomain banking regulation
monetary policy
enactedDuring 60th United States Congress
followedBy Federal Reserve Act of 1913
surface form: Federal Reserve Act
historicalEra Progressive Era
inForceDuring Panic of 1914
introducedBy Edward Vreeland
Nelson W. Aldrich
laidGroundworkFor Federal Reserve System
legalStatus superseded
legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
namedAfter Edward Vreeland
Nelson W. Aldrich
policyType emergency currency provision
precededBy National Banking Act of 1863
surface form: National Banking Acts
presidentAtEnactment Theodore Roosevelt
purpose to provide emergency currency in times of financial crisis
to stabilize the U.S. banking system after the Panic of 1907
responseTo Panic of 1907
section provisions authorizing national currency associations
provisions establishing the National Monetary Commission
shortDescription 1908 U.S. law creating emergency currency provisions and initiating banking reform after the Panic of 1907
signedBy Theodore Roosevelt
subjectOf United States monetary reform debates in the early 20th century
supersededBy Federal Reserve Act of 1913
usedFor issuance of emergency currency in 1914
yearEnacted 1908

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Federal Reserve Act of 1913 replaced Aldrich–Vreeland Act