# 115-hr-4545: Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act

115-hr-4545, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] (R-CO); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4545
- Congress: 115
- Title: Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Introduced: 2017-12-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] (R-CO)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act This bill amends the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Act of 1978 to:   set deadlines for final examination reports and exit interviews of a financial institution by a federal financial regulatory agency, and establish the Office of Independent Examination Review to adjudicate appeals and investigate complaints from financial institutions concerning examination reports. The bill also requires the establishment of an independent internal agency appellate process at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) for the review of supervisory determinations made at institutions supervised by the CFPB.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14] (R-IL), 2017-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2017-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pittenger, Robert [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2017-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2017-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] (R-OK), 2017-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] (R-IN), 2017-12-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2017-12-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-2740: Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017 (sic)
- 115-hr-2121: Pension, Endowment, and Mutual Fund Access to Banking Act
- 115-hr-1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act
- 115-hr-849: Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-4545 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4545)

## Related
- [115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2519)
- [115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5499)
- [115-hr-2740: Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017 (sic)](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2740)
- [115-hr-2121: Pension, Endowment, and Mutual Fund Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2121)
- [115-hr-1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1697)
- [115-hr-849: Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-849)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4545 (as of 2025-11-18).