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S 626 115th Congress Senate

CFPB-IG Act of 2017

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

Introduced: March 14, 2017 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Consumer Financial Protection BureauExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsGovernment studies and investigations
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Mar 14, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Mar 14, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 14, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform Act of 2017 or 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 CFPB Inspector General shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 4
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Mar 14, 2017
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Mar 14, 2017
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 14, 2017
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Mar 14, 2017
Isakson, Johnny
· Mar 14, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 626: CFPB-IG Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-626/
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