H.R. 4804: Bureau Examination Fairness Act

113th Congress · introduced 2014-06-05 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 26.

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Where it came from: introduced 2014-06-05 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Mulvaney, Mick [R-SC-5] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 26. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Bureau Examination Fairness Act

Plain summary

Bureau Examination Fairness Act - Amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to prohibit the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) from including enforcement attorneys when examining entities under its jurisdiction. Requires the CFPB, when requesting data from such entities, to: (1) ensure that the different divisions of the CFPB coordinate with each other before the data is requested, (2) accompany each request with a written statement of its intended use, and (3) use peer-reviewed data sampling based upon limited data sets rather than requesting full data sets (unless the Director determines, in writing, that requesting full data sets is necessary). Directs the CFPB also, with respect to a data request whose cost of compliance is anticipated to exceed $50,000 per company, to give the entity the Director's written approval for the request. Requires the CFPB to: (1) complete examination field work and conduct an exit interview with the entity being examined within 60 days after the examination begins, and (2) produce a report of examination or supervisory letter within 120 days after the examination is completed. Restricts the CFPB to performing only one limited-scope examination of an entity at any one time.

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Bureau Examination Fairness Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Mulvaney, Mick [R-SC-5] · 0 cosponsors

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr4804.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr4804 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113