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H.R. 4811 113th Congress House

Bureau Guidance Transparency Act

Official title: To provide for a notice and comment period before the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection issues guidance, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 8, 2014 Introduced by: Marlin A. Stutzman Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBanking and financial institutions regulationConsumer Financial Protection BureauConsumer affairs
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 11, 2014
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 35 - 24.
Jun 11, 2014
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 9, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jun 9, 2014
Introduced in House
May 21, 2014
Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Prior to Introduction and Referral.
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 Latest action June 11, 2014

Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 35 - 24.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bureau Guidance Transparency Act - Amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to direct the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), when issuing guidance, to: (1) provide for a public notice and comment period before issuing the guidance in final form, (2) make publicly available all information relied on by the CFPB, and (3) redact any information that is exempt from disclosure under specified provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.

Declares without force or effect CFPB Bulletin 2013-02 (Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act), published March 21, 2013.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5403 Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 2
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Calvert, Ken
California · Sep 8, 2014
Campbell, John
· Sep 8, 2014
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Sep 8, 2014
Mulvaney, Mick
· Sep 8, 2014
Stivers, Steve
· Sep 8, 2014
BACHUS, SPENCER
· Jul 30, 2014
Huelskamp, Tim
· Jul 9, 2014
Coffman, Mike
· Jun 30, 2014
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jun 30, 2014
Ribble, Reid
· Jun 20, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4811: Bureau Guidance Transparency Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4811/
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