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H.R. 957: CFPB-IG Act of 2015

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H.R. 957: CFPB-IG Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-02-12 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 114-865, Part I.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-02-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 114-865, Part I. 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

CFPB-IG Act of 2015

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform Act of 2015 or the CFPB-IG Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to repeal the authority of the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to appoint the Inspector General of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). (Sec. 3) The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is amended to create an Inspector General for the CFPB. Within 60 days after enactment of this bill, the President must appoint a CFPB Inspector General.

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Official text

CFPB-IG Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment, Part I)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] · 10 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 957, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection—Inspector General Reform Act of 2015 (2016-02-10)

Cosponsors on this site

J. French Hill (R-AR), Ann Wagner (R-MO)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr957 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114