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S. 1957 114th Congress Senate

State Licensing Efficiency Act of 2015

Official title: A bill to require the Attorney General to provide State officials with access to criminal history information with respect to certain financial service provide… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require the Attorney General to provide State officials with access to criminal history information with respect to certain financial service providers required to undergo State criminal background checks, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 5, 2015 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Criminal justice information and recordsFinancial services and investmentsLicensing and registrationsState and local government operations
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This bill died when the 114th Congress ended
It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Aug 5, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6385-6386)
Aug 5, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action August 5, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6385-6386)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

State Licensing Efficiency Act of 2015

This bill amends the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 to direct the Attorney General to provide appropriate state officials responsible for regulating financial service providers (in addition to state officials responsible for regulating state-licensed loan originators) with access to criminal history information to the extent that criminal history background checks are required under state law for the licensing of such parties.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2643 State Licensing Efficiency Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 1 Republican 6
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Sep 15, 2015
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Sep 8, 2015
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Aug 5, 2015
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Aug 5, 2015
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Aug 5, 2015
 R
Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Aug 5, 2015
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Aug 5, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1957: State Licensing Efficiency Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1957/
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"S. 1957: State Licensing Efficiency Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1957/.
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S. 1957, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1957/.
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