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Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012

Introduced: February 1, 2012 Introduced by: Huizenga, Bill Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 9, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Feb 8, 2012
Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Prior to Referral.
Feb 1, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Feb 1, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012 - Amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to prohibit information submitted by a person to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in the course of any CFPB supervisory or regulatory process from being construed as affecting any privilege such person may claim with respect to such information under federal or state law.

What's happening now February 9, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2055 Related bill A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to the protection of certain information.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Feb 1, 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3871: Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3871/
MLA
"H.R. 3871: Proprietary Information Protection Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3871/.
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H.R. 3871, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3871/.
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