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H.R. 3625 115th Congress House

CFPB-IG Act of 2017

Official title: To require Senate confirmation of Inspector General of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 7, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.
Jul 28, 2017
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 Latest action July 28, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform Act of 2017 or the CFPB-IG Act of 2017

This bill amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to repeal the authority of the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to appoint the Inspector General of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is amended to create an Inspector General for the CFPB.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
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Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Jun 7, 2018
Walz, Timothy
· Jul 28, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3625: CFPB-IG Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3625/
MLA
"H.R. 3625: CFPB-IG Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3625/.
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H.R. 3625, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3625/.
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[H.R. 3625: CFPB-IG Act of 2017](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3625/)
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