# 119-s-303: Defund the CFPB Act

119-s-303, Defund the CFPB Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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- As of: 2025-12-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-303
- Congress: 119
- Title: Defund the CFPB Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-29
- Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Zero funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau** by capping its authorization at not more than $0. The bill deletes earlier funding paragraphs and redesignates remaining text, eliminating the Bureau's funding authorization in that section.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2025-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT), 2025-01-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Sets CFPB funding to $0: cost, high. This bill would set the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's funding to $0. It would change 12 U.S.C. 5497(a) by replacing paragraph (1). It would also strike paragraphs (2) and (3) and renumber remaining paragraphs. If enacted, CFPB operations funded under that law would be constrained. This cha…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025
- 119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025
- 119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

## Sources
- [119-s-303 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/303)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-524)
- [119-s-587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-587)
- [119-s-186: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-186)
- [119-s-6: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-6)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-303 (as of 2025-12-21).