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CFPB Transparency and Accountability Reform Act

USA118th CongressHR-2798| House 
| Updated: 12/4/2023
Andy Barr

Andy Barr

Republican Representative

Kentucky

Cosponsors (2)
Wesley Hunt (Republican)Erin Houchin (Republican)

Small Business Committee, Financial Services Committee, Judiciary Committee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
CFPB Transparency and Accountability Reform Act This bill changes the structure, funding, and rulemaking procedures of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The bill removes the bureau from the Federal Reserve System and reestablishes it as an independent agency. The bill also changes the leadership structure by establishing a five-person commission led by a chair rather than a director as under current law. The bill eliminates the bureau's ability to receive funding through transfers from the Federal Reserve and brings the bureau under the regular appropriations process. The bill also establishes a separate inspector general for the bureau. Currently, the bureau is under the supervision of the Federal Reserve's Inspector General. Additionally, the bill creates within the bureau the Office of Economic Analysis that must review all proposed and existing guidance, orders, rules, and regulations. In the course of a rulemaking, the office must publish an assessment of all anticipated direct and indirect costs and benefits of the proposed regulation and of any reasonable alternatives. As part of the required analysis under the Regulatory Flexibility Act, the bureau must describe the impact on small businesses of proposed and final rules and a justification for the rejection of any alternatives. Finally, the bill requires the bureau to provide awards to whistleblowers who report information resulting in monetary sanctions.

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Timeline
Apr 24, 2023
Introduced in House
Apr 24, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, the Judiciary, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 26, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 26, 2023
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 23.
Dec 4, 2023
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 241.
Dec 4, 2023
Committee on Small Business discharged.
Dec 4, 2023
Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
Dec 4, 2023
Committee on Oversight and Accountability discharged.
Dec 4, 2023
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 118-297, Part I.
  • April 24, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • April 24, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, the Judiciary, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • April 26, 2023
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • April 26, 2023
    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 23.


  • December 4, 2023
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 241.


  • December 4, 2023
    Committee on Small Business discharged.


  • December 4, 2023
    Committee on the Judiciary discharged.


  • December 4, 2023
    Committee on Oversight and Accountability discharged.


  • December 4, 2023
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 118-297, Part I.

Finance and Financial Sector

Related Bills

  • HR 118-1313: Transparency in CFPB Cost-Benefit Analysis Act
  • S 118-1362: Transparency in CFPB Cost-Benefit Analysis Act
  • HR 118-1411: CFPB–IG Reform Act of 2023
  • HR 118-1410: Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act
  • HR 118-2490: CFPB Whistleblower Incentives and Protection Act
  • HR 118-2489: CFPB Dual Mandate and Economic Analysis Act
  • S 118-1124: Financial Compensation for CFPB Whistleblowers Act
  • HR 118-2465: Financial Compensation for CFPB Whistleblowers Act
  • HR 118-1749: Making the CFPB Accountable to Small Businesses Act of 2023
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesAppropriationsBanking and financial institutions regulationCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightConsumer affairsConsumer Financial Protection BureauDepartment of the TreasuryEconomic performance and conditionsExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment studies and investigationsPerformance measurementPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsSmall businessWages and earnings

CFPB Transparency and Accountability Reform Act

USA118th CongressHR-2798| House 
| Updated: 12/4/2023
CFPB Transparency and Accountability Reform Act This bill changes the structure, funding, and rulemaking procedures of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The bill removes the bureau from the Federal Reserve System and reestablishes it as an independent agency. The bill also changes the leadership structure by establishing a five-person commission led by a chair rather than a director as under current law. The bill eliminates the bureau's ability to receive funding through transfers from the Federal Reserve and brings the bureau under the regular appropriations process. The bill also establishes a separate inspector general for the bureau. Currently, the bureau is under the supervision of the Federal Reserve's Inspector General. Additionally, the bill creates within the bureau the Office of Economic Analysis that must review all proposed and existing guidance, orders, rules, and regulations. In the course of a rulemaking, the office must publish an assessment of all anticipated direct and indirect costs and benefits of the proposed regulation and of any reasonable alternatives. As part of the required analysis under the Regulatory Flexibility Act, the bureau must describe the impact on small businesses of proposed and final rules and a justification for the rejection of any alternatives. Finally, the bill requires the bureau to provide awards to whistleblowers who report information resulting in monetary sanctions.

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Timeline
Apr 24, 2023
Introduced in House
Apr 24, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, the Judiciary, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 26, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 26, 2023
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 23.
Dec 4, 2023
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 241.
Dec 4, 2023
Committee on Small Business discharged.
Dec 4, 2023
Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
Dec 4, 2023
Committee on Oversight and Accountability discharged.
Dec 4, 2023
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 118-297, Part I.
  • April 24, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • April 24, 2023
    Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, the Judiciary, and Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • April 26, 2023
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • April 26, 2023
    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 23.


  • December 4, 2023
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 241.


  • December 4, 2023
    Committee on Small Business discharged.


  • December 4, 2023
    Committee on the Judiciary discharged.


  • December 4, 2023
    Committee on Oversight and Accountability discharged.


  • December 4, 2023
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 118-297, Part I.
Andy Barr

Andy Barr

Republican Representative

Kentucky

Cosponsors (2)
Wesley Hunt (Republican)Erin Houchin (Republican)

Small Business Committee, Financial Services Committee, Judiciary Committee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Finance and Financial Sector

Related Bills

  • HR 118-1313: Transparency in CFPB Cost-Benefit Analysis Act
  • S 118-1362: Transparency in CFPB Cost-Benefit Analysis Act
  • HR 118-1411: CFPB–IG Reform Act of 2023
  • HR 118-1410: Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act
  • HR 118-2490: CFPB Whistleblower Incentives and Protection Act
  • HR 118-2489: CFPB Dual Mandate and Economic Analysis Act
  • S 118-1124: Financial Compensation for CFPB Whistleblowers Act
  • HR 118-2465: Financial Compensation for CFPB Whistleblowers Act
  • HR 118-1749: Making the CFPB Accountable to Small Businesses Act of 2023
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAdvisory bodiesAppropriationsBanking and financial institutions regulationCivil actions and liabilityCongressional oversightConsumer affairsConsumer Financial Protection BureauDepartment of the TreasuryEconomic performance and conditionsExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment studies and investigationsPerformance measurementPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsSmall businessWages and earnings