US Congress House Bill 1259 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Engrossed on April 14 2015 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-14 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act (Sec. 2) Directs 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 an area in the state identified as a rural area if it has not yet been so designated by the CFPB for purposes of federal consumer financial law. Prescribes criteria for the CFPB to consider when evaluating the application. Requires the CFPB to: (1) grant or deny the application within 90 days after the public comment period ends; and (2) publish the grant or denial in the Federal Register, including an explanation of the factors upon which the CFPB relied in making its determination. Sunsets this Act two years after its enactment.

Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act

Rep. Garland Barr [R-KY]

Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX]

Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R-TX]

Rep. French Hill [R-AR]

2015-04-13 - House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass (Y: 401 N: 1 NV: 29 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-14	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
2015-04-13	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2015-04-13	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 401 - 1 (Roll no. 145). (text: CR H2122)
2015-04-13	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2127)
2015-04-13	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2015-04-13	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1259.
2015-04-13	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2121-2123)
2015-04-13	House	Mr. Neugebauer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2015-04-13	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 41.
2015-04-13	House	Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 114-60.
2015-03-26	House	Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 56 - 2.
2015-03-26	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2015-03-25	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2015-03-04	House	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
2015-03-04	House	Introduced in House

SB871 (Related) 2015-03-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2048-2049)
HB1389 (Related) 2015-04-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
SB1910 (Related) 2015-07-30 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 176.
SB2132 (Related) 2015-10-06 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 251.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1259/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1259/BILLS-114hr1259ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1259/BILLS-114hr1259rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1259/BILLS-114hr1259eh.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2015145