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US HR4607

US HR4607
Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act


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Introduced
12/11/2017
In Committee
01/18/2018
Crossed Over
03/07/2018
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

115th Congress

Bill Summary

Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996 to expand the required comprehensive review of financial regulatory requirements. Specifically, the review must be completed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the National Credit Union Administration, in addition to (as required under current law) the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Federal Reserve Board. (Sec. 3) The review must be performed at least every 7, rather than 10, years. (Sec. 4) After performing the review, a regulator must consider tailoring regulations to limit specified burdens. (Sec. 5) The bill specifies information and criteria the CFPB must use when conducting its review. (Sec. 6) The bill amends the Federal Reserve Act to lower the maximum allowable amount of surplus funds of the Federal Reserve banks.

AI Summary

This bill, the Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act, amends the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996 to expand the required comprehensive review of financial regulatory requirements. It requires the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the National Credit Union Administration to conduct the review, in addition to the existing regulators. The review must be performed at least every 7 years instead of 10 years, and regulators must consider tailoring regulations to limit compliance burdens on covered persons (as defined in the Consumer Financial Protection Act). The CFPB must use relevant information from its own assessments when conducting the review. Additionally, the bill reduces the maximum allowable amount of surplus funds held by the Federal Reserve banks.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Housing and Urban Affairs

Sponsors (10)

Last Action

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (on 03/07/2018)

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