To require the Federal financial regulators to issue guidance encouraging financial institutions to work with consumers and businesses affected by a Federal Government shutdown, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Requires the federal financial regulators to jointly issue shutdown guidance encouraging regulated institutions to work with affected consumers and businesses, to publicize that guidance at the start of a shutdown, and to report on and update it afterward.
Who Benefits and How
Consumers, contractors, and businesses hurt by a federal shutdown could benefit if lenders offer payment flexibility, temporary credit support, and credit-reporting accommodations in response to joint regulator guidance.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal financial regulators would need to coordinate guidance, press releases, reporting, and updates, while financial institutions would face regulatory pressure to adopt more accommodative shutdown practices.
Key Provisions
- Defines shutdown-affected consumers and businesses for purposes of the guidance regime.
- Requires the federal financial regulators to jointly issue shutdown guidance within 180 days of enactment.
- Requires a joint press release within 24 hours of a shutdown and a post-shutdown report to Congress.
- Requires the regulators to update the guidance if the post-shutdown report identifies shortcomings.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires the federal financial regulators to jointly issue shutdown guidance encouraging regulated institutions to work with affected consumers and businesses, to publicize that guidance at the start of a shutdown, and to report on and update it afterward.
Key Policy Areas
Finance, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
Requires the federal financial regulators to jointly issue shutdown guidance encouraging regulated institutions to work with affected consumers and businesses, to publicize that guidance at the start of a shutdown, and to report on and update it afterward.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Consumers and businesses harmed by a federal shutdown who could receive more flexible treatment from financial institutions
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Federal financial regulators required to coordinate, issue, assess, and update the guidance
- Financial institutions facing stronger regulatory pressure to accommodate shutdown-affected customers
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Van Hollen (for himself, Ms. Alsobrooks, Mr. Kaine, Mr. …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Consumers affected by a federal shutdown who could receive more flexible loan servicing and credit reporting treatment
Federal contractors and other businesses hurt by a shutdown who could receive more flexible lending treatment
Federal financial regulators required to coordinate guidance, press releases, reports, and updates
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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