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H.R. 2490 118th Congress House

CFPB Whistleblower Incentives and Protection Act

Official title: To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to provide for whistleblower incentives and protection, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 6, 2023 Introduced by: Tom Emmer Republican · Minnesota See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Apr 6, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 6, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

CFPB Whistleblower Incentives and Protection Act

This bill requires the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to provide awards to whistleblowers who report information resulting in monetary sanctions.

Whistleblowers claiming an award are permitted to have legal representation. Anonymous whistleblowers claiming an award are required to have legal representation and must disclose their identity to the bureau. The bureau may not disclose an anonymous whistleblower's identity except in limited circumstances, including to other government agencies in the course of an investigation.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 5714 Reintroduction of CFPB Whistleblower Incentives and Protection Act
  • HR 2465 Financial Compensation for CFPB Whistleblowers Act
  • S 1124 Financial Compensation for CFPB Whistleblowers Act
  • HR 2798 CFPB Transparency and Accountability Reform Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 3
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Timmons, William R.
South Carolina · May 9, 2023
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Donalds, Byron
Florida · Apr 6, 2023
Luetkemeyer, Blaine
· Apr 6, 2023
 R
Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · Apr 6, 2023
Posey, Bill
· Apr 6, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2490: CFPB Whistleblower Incentives and Protection Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2490/
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"H.R. 2490: CFPB Whistleblower Incentives and Protection Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2490/.
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H.R. 2490, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-2490/.
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