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HR 5266 115th Congress House

Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018

Official title: To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to make the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection an independent Financial Product Safety Commission, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 12, 2018 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector AppropriationsBanking and financial institutions regulationConsumer Financial Protection BureauConsumer affairs
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Consumer creditExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Reserve SystemFederal officialsFinancial services and investments
This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) 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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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mar 13, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 13, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018

This bill removes the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from the Federal Reserve System, converts the bureau into an independent commission, and modifies its leadership structure. 

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5266: Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5266/
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"H.R. 5266: Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5266/.
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H.R. 5266, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5266/.
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