The U.S. House will consider its Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Act for 2017 (H.R. 5485) this week, among a number of other bills. The bill, passed 30-17 by the House Appropriations Committee earlier this month, contains a number of CUNA-supported regulatory relief provisions.

The bill contains language that would change the leadership structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to a five-person board, require the CFPB to study the use of arbitration before issuing any new regulations and would stop the CFPB from proceeding with its short-term, small-dollar loan proposal.

Consideration of H.R. 5485 is likely to begin Wednesday, and streaming will be available on House.gov.

CUNA will also be monitoring several hearings this week, including:

• Tuesday, 10 a.m. (ET): Senate Banking Committee will conduct its semiannual monetary policy report with Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen;

 

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