# 116-hr-7793: Financial Compensation for CFPB Whistleblowers Act

116-hr-7793, Financial Compensation for CFPB Whistleblowers Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX); status Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7793
- Congress: 116
- Title: Financial Compensation for CFPB Whistleblowers Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Introduced: 2020-07-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Financial Compensation for CFPB Whistleblowers Act This bill requires the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to provide rewards to whistleblowers who report information relating to a violation of consumer financial law resulting in certain monetary sanctions greater than or equal to $500,000. Specifically, the bureau must award compensation to whistleblowers for 10%-30% of the collected monetary sanctions. In cases where the bureau is unable to collect at least $1 million of the imposed sanctions, the bureau must award any single whistleblower 10% of the amount collected or $50,000, whichever is greater. The bill also sets forth requirements regarding the legal representation of a whistleblower and provides for confidentiality regarding the whistleblower's identity.

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## Sources
- [116-hr-7793 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7793)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7793 (as of 2025-11-18).