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An amendment, offered by Mr. Steil, numbered 2 printed in Part A of House Report 116-79 to strike the findings in the bill and insert language requiring the Comptroller General to conduct a study of the effectiveness and efficiency of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in meeting its statutorily mandated obligations, the prevalence of discriminatory practices in lending, and the workplace rights of CFPB staff.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 389, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Green (TX) amendment No. 17.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Green (TX), numbered 17 printed in Part A of House Report 116-79 to reinstate the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's final rule governing forced arbitration, within 60 days of enactment.

On agreeing to the Tlaib amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 389, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Tlaib amendment No. 16.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Tlaib, numbered 16 printed in Part A of House Report 116-79 to add a quarterly reporting requirement that CFPB provide Congress with the number of investigations opened and closed relating to payday/car-title lenders, how many enforcement actions taken, an estimate of how much in fees payday/car-title customers paid, how many times in the previous 12 months a payday customer rolled over their loan, and how many car title loan borrowers lost their car in the previous 12 months.

On agreeing to the DeSaulnier amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 389, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the DeSaulnier amendment No. 15.

An amendment, offered by Mr. DeSaulnier, numbered 15 printed in Part A of House Report 116-79 to require the Bureau to collect additional data from student loan servicers to provide a comprehensive view of loan portfolio performance, and to include findings from this information in the annual Ombudsman report.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Stevens amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Stevens demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on agreeing to the amendment until a time to be announced.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 389, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Stevens amendment No. 14.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Stevens, numbered 14 printed in Part A of House Report 116-79 to ensure that the Consumer Advisory Board is comprised of individuals who represent community banks, credit unions, small business owners, or economic growth experts.

On agreeing to the Neguse amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 389, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Neguse amendment No. 13.

An amendment, offered by Mr. Neguse, numbered 13 printed in Part A of House Report 116-79 to require the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to issue an annual report to Congress of consumer complaints from older Americans, including a state-by-state breakdown of complaints by type of consumer financial product or service and any legislative or regulatory recommendations by the Director.

On agreeing to the Escobar amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 389, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Escobar amendment No. 12.

An amendment, offered by Ms. Escobar, numbered 12 printed in Part A of House Report 116-79 to direct CFPB to seek to appoint representatives of military- and veteran-serving financial institutions in Advisory Committees (excludes Consumer Advisory Board).

On agreeing to the Golden amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 389, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Golden amendment No. 11.