About the bill
Has the main new agency created in the wake of the ’08 crash done more good or harm?
Context
In the aftermath of the 2008–09 financial crash, congressional Democrats enacted the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Almost every congressional Republican opposed: only three Senate Republicans and three House Republicans voted in favor.
One of the law’s main provisions established a new government agency called the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or the CFPB. Critics on the right contend that the agency stifles business with its heavy-handed regulations of the financial and banking industries.
What the bill does
The Repeal CFPB Act would do exactly what its name implies: abolish the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Their budget this fiscal year is $533.0 million, so ostensibly taxpayers ...
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Introduced on May 6, 2019
This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on May 6, 2019. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.
Position statements
History
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Jul 21, 2015
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Feb 14, 2017
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May 6, 2019
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S. 1335 is a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 1335. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
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