Financial Consumer Hotline Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-4332
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14]
Introduced: 2007-12-06 in the House
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Bank examination
Commerce
Consumer complaints
Department of the Treasury
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Government corporations
Government publicity
Law
National Credit Union Administration
Science, Technology, Communications
Telephone

Summary:
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: 
Financial Consumer Hotline Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 to require federal financial institution regulatory agencies, coordinating through the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, to establish: (1) a single, toll-free telephone number for consumer complaints and inquiries concerning institutions under their jurisdiction; and (2) a system for routing such calls to the federal financial institution regulatory agency that primarily supervises the financial institution, or that is otherwise the appropriate agency to address the subject of the complaint or inquiry.
 
Cites circumstances under which state agencies may receive appropriate call transfers from such federal systems.

action_date: 2008-04-29
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Financial Consumer Hotline Act of 2007 - Amends the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 to require federal financial institution regulatory agencies, coordinating through the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, to establish: (1) a single, toll-free telephone number for consumer complaints and inquiries concerning institutions under their jurisdiction; and (2) a system for routing such calls to the federal financial institution regulatory agency that primarily supervises the financial institution, or that is otherwise the appropriate agency to address the subject of the complaint or inquiry.

Cites circumstances under which state agencies may receive appropriate call transfers from such federal systems.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-04-30
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 408 - 1 (Roll no. 225). (text: CR H2820)
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 408 - 1 (Roll no. 225).(text: CR H2820)
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2829-2830)
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4332.
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2820-2821)
action_date: 2008-04-29
text: Mrs. Maloney (NY) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2007-12-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2516)
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-12-06
text: Introduced in House