Senate Bill 1767
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Credit Union Employee and Member Safety Act of 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on May 20, 2021
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1767
Congress
117
Policy Area
Finance and Financial Sector
Finance and Financial Sector
Primary focus of measure is U.S. banking and financial institutions regulation; consumer credit; bankruptcy and debt collection; financial services and investments; insurance; securities; real estate transactions; currency. Measures concerning financial crimes may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement. Measures concerning business and corporate finance may fall under Commerce policy area. Measures concerning international banking may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Credit Union Employee and Member Safety Act of 2021
This bill revises the procedure for expelling members from a federal credit union. Specifically, a member may be expelled for cause pursuant to a policy adopted by a majority vote of a quorum of the directors of a credit union. Currently, a member may be expelled by a two-thirds vote of the credit union membership present at a special meeting.
The member may request a hearing from the board of directors. After the hearing, the board shall hold a vote on expelling the member.
The expelled member may request reinstatement through a two-thirds vote of the members present at a meeting.
Member conduct that may be cause for expulsion includes
- a material loss to the credit union,
- a violation of the credit union membership agreement,
- a substantial disruption to the operations of a credit union,
- fraud or attempted fraud, and
- other illegal or inappropriate behavior.
May 20, 2021
05/20/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
05/20/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 8, 2023 8:12:35 PM