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H.R. 4332 110th Congress House

Financial Consumer Hotline Act of 2007

Official title: To amend the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act to require the Council to establish a single telephone number that consumers with complaint… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act to require the Council to establish a single telephone number that consumers with complaints or inquiries could call and be routed to the appropriate Federal banking agency or State bank supervisor, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 12, 2007 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Administrative remediesBank examinationCommerceConsumer complaints
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 30, 2008
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Apr 29, 2008
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 29, 2008
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 408 - 1 (Roll no. 225). (text: CR H2820)
Apr 29, 2008
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2829-2830)
Apr 29, 2008
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Apr 29, 2008
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4332.
Apr 29, 2008
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2820-2821)
Apr 29, 2008
Mrs. Maloney (NY) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Dec 10, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Dec 6, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Dec 6, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2516)
Dec 6, 2007
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Apr 29, 2008 House · vote #225 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Passed 408–1 See who voted →
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 Latest action April 30, 2008

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Financial Consumer Hotline Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 to require federal financial institution regulatory agencies, coordinating through the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, to establish: (1) a single, toll-free telephone number for consumer complaints and inquiries concerning institutions under their jurisdiction; and (2) a system for routing such calls to the federal financial institution regulatory agency that primarily supervises the financial institution, or that is otherwise the appropriate agency to address the subject of the complaint or inquiry.

Cites circumstances under which state agencies may receive appropriate call transfers from such federal systems.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3153 Financial Consumer Hotline Act of 2008
 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Apr 29, 2008
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Dec 12, 2007
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Dec 12, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4332: Financial Consumer Hotline Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4332/
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"H.R. 4332: Financial Consumer Hotline Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4332/.
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H.R. 4332, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4332/.
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