Bureau Research Transparency Act

Bill: 113-hr-4539
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8]
Introduced: 2014-05-01
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Consumer affairs

Consumer credit

Financial services and investments

Government information and archives

Government studies and investigations

Research administration and funding
Latest action: action_date: 2014-06-11
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 27.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-05-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Bureau Research Transparency Act - Amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), any time it issues a research paper available to the public, to accompany it with all studies, data, and other analyses on which it was based.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4539 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 1, 2014 Mr. Fitzpatrick introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To require the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, when issuing a research paper, to include all studies, data, and other analyses on which the paper was based.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bureau Research Transparency Act . 2. Research paper transparency Section 1013 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5493 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (h) Research paper transparency Any time the Bureau, either through the research unit established by the Director under subsection (b)(1) or otherwise, issues a research paper that is available to the public, the Bureau shall accompany such paper with all studies, data, and other analyses on which the paper was based. .