US Congress House Bill 4662 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on May 15 2014 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-06-11 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 27.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Bureau Advisory Opinion Act - Amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to require the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to: (1) establish a procedure to respond to specific inquiries by a covered person concerning conformance of prospective conduct with federal consumer financial law, and (2) issue an opinion in response to the inquiry within 90 days (with a single allowable extension of another 45 days). (A "covered person" under the Act is: (1) any person that engages in offering or providing a consumer financial product or service; and (2) any affiliate of that person if the affiliate acts as a service provider to the person.) Creats a rebuttable presumption in any action brought under federal consumer financial law that any conduct for which the Director has issued an opinion that it is in conformity with the opinion is indeed in compliance with federal consumer financial law. Exempts such inquiries and advisory opinions from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.

Bureau Advisory Opinion Act

Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]

Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-06-11	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 27.
2014-06-11	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2014-05-21	House	Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Prior to Referral.
2014-05-15	House	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4662/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4662/BILLS-113hr4662ih.pdf