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H.R. 2290 · 116th Congress

Shutdown Guidance for Financial Institutions Act

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Passed the House without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 116th Congress ended.

No cosponsors.

  1. House Introduced Apr 10, 2019
  2. House Passed Sep 19, 2019

This bill directs financial regulators—including the Federal Reserve Board, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the National Credit Union Administration—to issue guidance relating to a government shutdown.

What it does: CRS summary · Passed House · Sep 19, 2019

Shutdown Guidance for Financial Institutions Act

This bill directs financial regulators—including the Federal Reserve Board, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the National Credit Union Administration—to issue guidance relating to a government shutdown. Among other things, financial regulators must issue guidance encouraging financial institutions

  • to modify loan terms and to extend credit to consumers and businesses affected by a shutdown, and
  • to take steps to prevent the reporting of adverse credit information related to a shutdown.

Financial regulators must also notify the public of this guidance in the event of a government shutdown, and complete a report after a government shutdown regarding the guidance's effectiveness.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Shutdown Guidance for Financial Institutions Act

Latest action (Sep 23, 2019): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector · Origin: House · Introduced: Apr 10, 2019

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. House Introduced Apr 10, 2019
  2. House Passed Sep 19, 2019

No recorded floor vote found.