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Read. Follow. Verify.Senate Hearing on Nominations for Consumer Protection and Export-Import Bank
Record date · January 1, 2018
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What This Bill Does
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing on July 19, 2018, to consider the nominations of Kathleen Laura Kraninger for Director of the and Kimberly A. Reed for President of the .
This hearing represents a formal step in the confirmation process for two federal agency heads who oversee consumer financial regulations and government-backed export financing.
Who It Affects
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Kathleen Laura Kraninger
The nominee is undergoing the Senate confirmation process for a federal agency leadership role.
Kimberly A. Reed
The nominee is undergoing the Senate confirmation process for a federal agency leadership role.
Key Facts
- The Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs held a hearing on July 19, 2018, to review two presidential nominations.
- Kathleen Laura Kraninger was nominated to serve as the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
- Kimberly A. Reed was nominated to serve as the President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.
- The hearing took place in room SD-538 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
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- The committee received written responses to questions from various senators regarding both nominees.
- Additional materials were submitted for the record, including a letter from the Consumer Data Industry Association.
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Nomination Process
The document highlights the extensive written follow-up process required for nominees, as evidenced by the large number of responses to questions from committee members.
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