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H.R. 1265: Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act

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H.R. 1265: Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-03-04 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-03-04 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 146 (2015): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR1265 (2015-04-13), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act (Sec. 2) Amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to declare the Federal Advisory Committee Act applicable to each advisory committee and subcommittee of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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Official text

Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7] · 7 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act (2015-04-06)

Cosponsors on this site

Andy Barr (R-KY), David Schweikert (R-AZ)

Recorded votes

Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr1265 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114