Who's the Boss at the CFPB?

Brannon, Valerie C. ; Cole, Jared P.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Executive departments;    Presidential appointments;    Presidential powers;    Federal employees;    Law;   

RP-ID  :  LSB10036
RP-ID  :  LSB10036_2017Nov28

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses an ongoing dispute over who the new acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is following the resignation of the past director on Nov. 24., 2017. President Trump appointed Mick Mulvaney as the acting director, but the past director had already appointed Leandra English who has filed a lawsuit and asked for a temporary restraining order preventing Mulvaney from performing the duties of director.This report outlines the merits of the case and the President's power to fill vacancies under the Vacancies Act.