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Archived Actions
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Oppose
National Legislation
HR 1195: Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act
Sponsor: Robert Pittenger [R-NC9] on 2015-03-02
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr1195
Oppose
National Legislation
HR 650 : Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2015
Sponsor: Stephen Fincher [R-TN8] on 2015-02-02
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr650
Support
National Legislation
HR 1434: Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act
Sponsor: Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn) on This bill was introduced on March 18, 2015
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr1434
Support
National Legislation
S 793: Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act
Sponsor: Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) on This bill was introduced on March 18, 2015
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s793
Support
National Legislation
S 840: Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights
Sponsor: Senators Jack Reed (D-RI), Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) on March 23, 2015
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s840
Oppose
National Legislation
HR 185: Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015
Sponsor: Bob Goodlatte [R-VA6] on 2015-01-07
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr185
Watching
National Legislation
S 177: Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015
Sponsor: Bill Nelson [D-FL] on 2015-01-13
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s177
Support
National Legislation
S 161: Paying a Fair Share Act of 2015
Sponsor: Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] on 2015-01-13
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s161
Support
National Legislation
HR 362: Paying a Fair Share Act of 2015
Sponsor: David Cicilline [D-RI] on 2015-01-14
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/hr362
Petition
California Action
Big banks: End forced arbitration clauses!
Date: Wed, January 28, 2015
Consumer Action asks you to join us in calling on five of America’s biggest banks to stop employing arbitration clauses that prohibit consumers—but not these banks—from going to court to enforce their legal rights.