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H.R. 1711

Referred to Committee

Financial Inclusion in Banking Act of 2021

Introduced 3/9/2021•117th Congress•House

Latest Action

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

5/19/2021 • Senate

Summary

Financial Inclusion in Banking Act of 2021

This bill expands the duties of the Office of Community Affairs within the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regarding under-banked, un-banked, and underserved consumers. Specifically, the office must (1) report on impeding factors for individuals and families that do not participate in the banking system, and (2) develop strategies to increase such participation.

The bill also decreases, beginning September 30, 2031, the cap on the surplus funds of the Federal Reserve banks. (Amounts exceeding this cap are deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.)

Passed House • 5/18/2021

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Topics & Subjects

Bank accounts, deposits, capitalCongressional oversightConsumer Financial Protection BureauConsumer creditExecutive agency funding and structureFederal Reserve SystemFinancial literacyGovernment studies and investigations

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (2)

Party Breakdown

2
Democrats
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Republicans
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Independents

Sponsor

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Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13]

Democrat • GA-13

Sponsored 3/9/2021

Cosponsors (1)

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Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]

D-GA-5

Joined 5/17/2021

Bill Journey

Originated in the House

Introduced

March 9, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Committee Review

Floor Debate

May 18, 2021

Passed Chamber

May 18, 2021

Other Chamber

President

Enacted into Law

Text Versions (3)

Referred in Senate5/19/2021
Engrossed in House5/18/2021
Introduced in House3/9/2021

Details

Bill TypeHR
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors1