H.R. 6163 · 115th Congress

To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to reform the Consumer Financial Civil Penalty Fund and to prohibit the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection from serving as the administrator of redress payments, and for other purposes.

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2018-06-20
Latest action
2018-06-20 · Introduced in House

Summary

This bill amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to modify the uses of civil penalties assessed under federal consumer financial laws. Specifically, amounts shall be paid to individuals who first notified the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau of violations, and excess funds must be returned to the Treasury (under current law, amounts are available as payments to victims of violations).