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S. 2790 117th Congress Senate

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Accountability Act of 2021

Official title: A bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to subject the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to the regular appropriations process, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 21, 2021 Introduced by: Bill Hagerty Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector
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Sep 21, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sep 21, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action September 21, 2021

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Accountability Act of 2021

This bill changes the source of funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) from Federal Reserve System transfers to annual appropriations. Under current law, the transfers from the Federal Reserve System permit the CFPB to be funded outside of the annual appropriations process.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 4521 Reintroduced Bill Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Accountability Act of 2024
  • S 5280 CFPB Stability Act of 2022
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Republican 21
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Dec 1, 2022
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Nov 14, 2022
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Nov 14, 2022
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Nov 14, 2022
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Nov 14, 2022
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jun 13, 2022
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Jan 13, 2022
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Sep 21, 2021
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Sep 21, 2021
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Sep 21, 2021
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Sep 21, 2021
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Sep 21, 2021
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Sep 21, 2021
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Sep 21, 2021
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Sep 21, 2021
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Sep 21, 2021
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Sep 21, 2021
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Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Sep 21, 2021
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Sep 21, 2021
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Sep 21, 2021
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Sep 21, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2790: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Accountability Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2790/
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"S. 2790: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Accountability Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2790/.
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