H.R. 3131 — Introduced in House

I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3131 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 21, 2015 Mr. Fitzpatrick introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To require the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, when issuing a research paper, to include all studies, data, and other analyses on which the paper was based. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bureau Research Transparency Act. 2. Research paper transparency Section 1013 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5493) is amended by adding at the end the following: (h) Research paper transparency Any time the Bureau, either through the research unit established by the Director under subsection (b)(1) or otherwise, issues a research paper that is available to the public, the Bureau shall accompany such paper with all studies, data, and other analyses on which the paper was based. .