US Congress Senate Bill 1916 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 14 2014 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-09-16 - Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act of 2014 or the HELP Rural Communities Act of 2014 - Amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to direct the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to establish an application process under which a person who lives or does business in a state may apply to have a county designated as a rural area for purposes of a federal consumer financial law. Prescribes criteria for the CFPB to consider when evaluating such an application. Requires the CFPB to enter each such application into a sortable, downloadable database publicly accessible through its website.

HELP Rural Communities Act of 2014

Sen. Mitch McConnell [R-KY]

Sen. Mike Johanns [R-NE]

Sen. Rand Paul [R-KY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-09-16	Senate	Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
2014-01-14	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S327)
2014-01-14	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S326-327)

HB2672 (Related) 2014-09-16 - Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
HB5786 (Related) 2014-12-03 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1916/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s1916/BILLS-113s1916is.pdf