Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Reform Act of 2026
Reported from committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 31
- Latest action
- Sep 16, 2026
What it does
The Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Reform Act of 2026 would reform the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection by bringing it into the regular congressional appropriations process, increasing transparency in its rulemaking through detailed cost-benefit analysis requirements, and modifying how civil penalty funds are handled by directing excess amounts to the Treasury after victim compensation. It affects the Bureau’s operations, regulated financial institutions, and consumers by imposing new accountability measures, clarifying regulatory authority, and promoting oversight of enforcement practices. Notable changes include requiring the Bureau to publish full rulemaking…
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Where it stands
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Garland Barr
- Andrew Garbarino
- Andrew Ogles
- Ann Wagner
- Barry Loudermilk
- Bill Huizenga
- Bryan Steil
- Byron Donalds
- Daniel Meuser
- Frank Lucas
- J. Hill
- John Rose
- Ken Calvert
- Lisa McClain
- Maria Salazar
- Marlin Stutzman
- Michael Lawler
- Mike Flood
- Mike Haridopolos
- Mónica De La Cruz
- Pete Sessions
- Ralph Norman
- Roger Williams
- Scott Fitzgerald
- Tim Moore
- Tom Emmer
- Troy Downing
- Warren Davidson
- William Timmons
- Young Kim
- Zachary (Zach) Nunn
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.