To prohibit the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection from issuing new rules or guidance relating to buy now pay later services until the Bureau and the Comptroller General of the United States each conduct a study on such services, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To prohibit the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection from issuing new rules or guidance relating to buy now pay later services until the Bureau and the Comptroller General of the United States each conduct a study on such services, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers. The main policy domain is Finance, Government Operations, Transportation.
Who Benefits and How
financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section HC1CA2356512C475ABCC2CA6C6418DDD4: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Examining Consumer Choice in Digital Payments Act.
- Section HD43D718734644C50B3358ED0E71410A3: 2. Prohibition on issuing new rules or guidance relating to buy now pay later services until completion of studies The Director of the Bureau of Consumer...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To prohibit the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection from issuing new rules or guidance relating to buy now pay later services until the Bureau and the Comptroller General of the United States each conduct a study on such services, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.
Key Policy Areas
Finance, Government Operations, Transportation
Primary Purpose
This bill, To prohibit the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection from issuing new rules or guidance relating to buy now pay later services until the Bureau and the Comptroller General of the United States each conduct a study on such services, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Donalds introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an alternative payment method that allows consumers to pay for purchases in up to 4 installments. The term relevant congressional committees means— the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives
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