At the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s (FSOC) final meeting of 2017, the group published its annual report, voted to approve the report and the minutes from its last meeting, and conducted business in executive session.
Among the members of FSOC taking part in the activities was Consumer Financial Protection Bureau acting director Mick Mulvaney, who signed off on the annual report in his role as acting director and participated in both votes in open session.
The activity led some to wonder whether his appearance constituted a violation of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act. Why? Read on for more.
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