H.R. 1121: Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011

112th Congress · introduced 2011-03-16 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Financial Services, H. Rept. 112-107, Part II.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-03-16 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Financial Services, H. Rept. 112-107, Part II. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011

Plain summary

Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011 - Amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010, (title X of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act), to replace the position of Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection with a five-member Commission composed of the Vice Chairman for Supervision of the Federal Reserve System and four additional members appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, from among individuals who should want to protect service members and their families who are sacrificing their lives for this country from abusive financial practices. Prohibits Commission members from engaging in any other business, vocation, or employment. Requires one member of the Commission to exercise primary responsibility for the Bureau's oversight activities pertaining to protecting consumers, with a focus on consumers who are older, minorities, youth, or veterans, from unfair, deceptive, and abusive lending practices. Prohibits the Chair of the Commission from making requests for estimates related to appropriations without prior Commission approval.

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Official text

Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] · 35 cosponsors

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Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Frank D. Lucas (R-OK), Joe Wilson (R-SC), John R. Carter (R-TX)

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr1121.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr1121 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112