# 116-hr-6012: Consumer Financial Education and Empowerment Act

116-hr-6012, Consumer Financial Education and Empowerment Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA); status Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6012
- Congress: 116
- Title: Consumer Financial Education and Empowerment Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Introduced: 2020-02-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Consumer Financial Education and Empowerment Act This bill establishes within the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau a program to award grants to certain nonprofit organizations, state governments, and local governments for financial literacy programs. Programs eligible for grants may include education regarding credit, student loan debt, homeownership, investments, retirement, or starting a business.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2020-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2020-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] (R-AR), 2020-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2020-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2020-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] (R-GA), 2020-02-27T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-7071: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6012 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6012)

## Related
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- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
- [116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4104)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6012 (as of 2025-11-18).