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HR 3871 116th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Banking and financial institutions regulation Department of the Treasury Executive agency funding and structure Financial crises and stabilization Government information and archives

Protecting the Independent Funding of the Office of Financial Research Act

Introduced: July 22, 2019 Introduced by: Foster, Bill Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Jul 22, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jul 22, 2019
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Protecting the Independent Funding of the Office of Financial Research Act

This bill gives the Director of the Office of Financial Research (OFR) within the Department of the Treasury sole discretion over the OFR's annual budget, which shall in any given year be not less than the OFR's FY2017 budget.

What's happening now July 22, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5300 Related bill Enhancing Financial Stability Research and Oversight Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3871: Protecting the Independent Funding of the Office of Financial Research Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3871/
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"H.R. 3871: Protecting the Independent Funding of the Office of Financial Research Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3871/.
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H.R. 3871, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3871/.
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