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Introduced
07/21/2015
07/21/2015
In Committee
07/21/2015
07/21/2015
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2017
01/03/2017
Introduced Session
114th Congress
Bill Summary
Bureau Research Transparency Act Amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, any time it issues a research paper available to the public, to accompany it with all studies, data, and other analyses on which it was based.
AI Summary
This bill, titled the Bureau Research Transparency Act, amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to ensure greater openness in the research conducted by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a federal agency established to protect consumers in the financial sector. Specifically, it mandates that whenever the CFPB releases a research paper to the public, it must also provide all the underlying studies, data, and other analytical materials that informed that paper, making the basis of their findings fully accessible.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (on 07/21/2015)
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