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Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] · D–NY
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-05-04 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This proposed resolution would reject the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s withdrawal of an earlier rule about reopening deposit accounts that consumers had closed. It would give the withdrawal rule no legal effect. The resolution does not spell out requirements for financial institutions or explain how the earlier rule would apply afterward.
That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2023–02: Reopening Deposit Accounts That Consumers Previously Closed (88 Fed. Reg. 33545 (May 24, 2023)) (90 Fed. Reg. 20084 (May 12, 2025)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.
The proposal targets the withdrawal rule identified by its May 12, 2025 Federal Register publication. The earlier rule concerns Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2023–02 and is identified by its May 24, 2023 publication. The proposed legal consequence—having no force or effect—applies to the withdrawal rule.
the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2023–02: Reopening Deposit Accounts That Consumers Previously Closed (88 Fed. Reg. 33545 (May 24, 2023)) (90 Fed. Reg. 20084 (May 12, 2025)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.
The supplied source snapshot dated September 19, 2026 records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Financial Services on May 4, 2026.
Source snapshot updated 2026-09-19T23:30:58Z. 2026-05-04: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. 2026-05-04: Introduced in House
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