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S. 303
U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee
Summary
S. 303, the Defund the CFPB Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jan 29, 2025 by Sen. Ted Cruz (R) with 6 co-sponsors. It was referred to Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs, and last saw action on Jan 29, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Record
Text
S. 303 has 6 co-sponsors.
sb303/introduced-in-senate.txt119 S303 IS: Defund the CFPB ActU.S. Senate2025-01-29text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 303 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 29, 2025 Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Scott of Florida , Mr. Daines , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Rounds, and Mr. Lee ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILLTo amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to limit to $0 the amount that the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection may request to fund the activities of the Bureau.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Defund the CFPB Act .2.Limiting funding of bureau of consumer financial protectionSection 1017(a) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5497(a) ) is amended—(1)in paragraph (1), by striking taking into account and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting which shall be not more than $0. ;(2)by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); and(3)by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively.
Tracker
The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.
- Introduced2025-01-29
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Conference
- To President
- Became Law
CRS Summary
The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.
Introduced in Senate Jan 29, 2025
sb303/introduced-in-senate.mdShown Here:
Introduced in Senate (01/29/2025)
Sponsors
Sen. Ted Cruz (R) sponsors S. 303, and 6 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Sen. · R–TX · Sponsor
Introduced Jan 29, 2025

Sen. · R–WY · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 29, 2025 · Original

Sen. · R–TN · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 29, 2025 · Original

Sen. · R–MT · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 29, 2025 · Original

Sen. · R–UT · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 29, 2025 · Original

Sen. · R–SD · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 29, 2025 · Original

Sen. · R–FL · Co-sponsor
Joined Jan 29, 2025 · Original
Committees
S. 303 went before 1 committee: Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Actions
S. 303 has taken 2 actions since Jan 29, 2025.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 29, 2025 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | ||
Jan 29, 2025 | — | Introduced in Senate |
Votes
S. 303 has not gone to a roll call.
Related bills
1 bill is related to S. 303, as Identical bill.
Titles
S. 303 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.
- Defund the CFPB Act — Display Title
- Defund the CFPB Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to limit to $0 the amount that the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection may request to fund the activities of the Bureau. — Official Title as Introduced
Lobbying
4 clients hired 4 firms and 13 registered lobbyists who named S. 303 in 18 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.
Filed under Government Issues, Banking, Budget/Appropriations, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Small Business, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.
Clients
Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.
| Client | Business | State | Firms | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOWEST CREDIT UNION ASSOCIATION | Credit Union Trade Association | Washington | 1 | 6 | — |
| NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 6 | — |
| DEFENSE CREDIT UNION COUNCIL | National Trade Assocation for Defense, Veterans and related Credit Unions | District of Columbia | 1 | 4 | — |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS (NAESP) | — | Virginia | 1 | 2 | — |
Firms
Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.
| Registrant | Clients | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOWEST CREDIT UNION ASSOCIATION | 1 | 6 | — |
| NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | 1 | 6 | — |
| DEFENSE CREDIT UNION COUNCIL | 1 | 4 | — |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS (NAESP) | 1 | 2 | — |
Lobbyists
Named on the filings that cite the bill.
| Lobbyist | Firms | Clients | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER TYREE | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| KATHERINE SYBENGA | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| MARAM ABDELHAMID | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| MATTHEW SOCKNAT | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| MATTHEW SOWARDS | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| RYAN FITZGERALD | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| KURT VORNDRAN | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| REGINA HUTTER | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| JASON STVERAK | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| DAVID GRIFFITH | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| COLLEEN COSTELLO | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| EVAN BRANDAW | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| JOSH NASSAR | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Filings
The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.
| Client | Registrant | Period | Reported | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | 2025 fourth_quarter | $350K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | 2025 second_quarter | $350K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | 2026 second_quarter | $340K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | 2026 first_quarter | $310K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | 2025 third_quarter | $300K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION | 2025 first_quarter | $300K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| DEFENSE CREDIT UNION COUNCIL | DEFENSE CREDIT UNION COUNCIL | 2025 fourth_quarter | $190K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| DEFENSE CREDIT UNION COUNCIL | DEFENSE CREDIT UNION COUNCIL | 2025 third_quarter | $170K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| DEFENSE CREDIT UNION COUNCIL | DEFENSE CREDIT UNION COUNCIL | 2025 second_quarter | $150K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| DEFENSE CREDIT UNION COUNCIL | DEFENSE CREDIT UNION COUNCIL | 2025 first_quarter | $110K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| GOWEST CREDIT UNION ASSOCIATION | GOWEST CREDIT UNION ASSOCIATION | 2026 first_quarter | $90K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS (NAESP) | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS (NAESP) | 2026 first_quarter | $90K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| GOWEST CREDIT UNION ASSOCIATION | GOWEST CREDIT UNION ASSOCIATION | 2026 second_quarter | $80K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS (NAESP) | NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS (NAESP) | 2026 second_quarter | $70K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| GOWEST CREDIT UNION ASSOCIATION | GOWEST CREDIT UNION ASSOCIATION | 2025 second_quarter | $60K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| GOWEST CREDIT UNION ASSOCIATION | GOWEST CREDIT UNION ASSOCIATION | 2025 fourth_quarter | $40K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| GOWEST CREDIT UNION ASSOCIATION | GOWEST CREDIT UNION ASSOCIATION | 2025 third_quarter | $40K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| GOWEST CREDIT UNION ASSOCIATION | GOWEST CREDIT UNION ASSOCIATION | 2025 first_quarter | $40K | 1st Quarter - Report |
Classification
The Congressional Research Service files S. 303 under Finance and Financial Sector, one of its 31 policy areas.
CRS Subjects
CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 303’s is Finance and Financial Sector.
s303/policy-areas.txtSource: congress.gov · legiscan.com
