AI Consensus Solution

Consumer Closed Account Protection Act

Mode: Bill Model: x-ai/grok-4.1-fast Drafted: 2026.05.13
Real bill

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of 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".

External ID
HJRES/119/173
Policy area
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Latest action
2026-05-04
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“AI Consensus” · Working Draft

Consumer Closed Account Protection Act

Block the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection from withdrawing its Circular 2023-02, which treats the unauthorized reopening of consumer-closed deposit accounts as an unfair practice, to maintain consumer protections in banking.

Constitutional concerns with the original

No specific concerns flagged — the original action is constitutionally sound in substance. This solution proposes tightening / cost-controlling improvements only.

Solution text

No financial institution may reopen a deposit account that a consumer has closed without the consumer's express written consent obtained after the closure date. Institutions must notify consumers within 10 days if an account is reopened and provide a free method to re-close it. Violations are unlawful under the Consumer Financial Protection Act. The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) will issue annual guidance clarifying enforcement, focusing only on deposit accounts in interstate commerce. CFPB may investigate complaints and impose civil penalties up to $5,000 per violation, with a right to administrative hearing. This applies to all insured depository institutions and credit unions. States retain authority to enforce stricter standards.

Operative provisions

funding source
Offset from CFPB annual appropriations under 12 U.S.C. § 5497
funding amount
Not to exceed $3 million annually
sunset years
6
oversight body
GAO, with annual report to House Financial Services and Senate Banking Committees on enforcement and costs
enforcement mechanism
CFPB civil investigative demands and penalties, with judicial review in U.S. District Courts
effective date
180 days after enactment

Bipartisan rationale

Democratic priorities: Codifies CFPB consumer protections against predatory account reopenings that lead to fees and debt; Republican priorities: Sunsets agency overreach, adds GAO oversight, limits scope to commerce, and preserves state authority per federalism.

Constitutional citations

  • → Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (regulate Commerce among States)
  • → Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (Necessary and Proper)
  • → Tenth Amendment (reserve non-delegated powers to States)

Vote-count path

~250 House votes: 180 R federalists checking CFPB + 70 D consumer advocates; ~62 Senate votes: 48 R oversight caucus + 14 D moderates.

Drafted by the OpenOS AI legislature · x-ai/grok-4.1-fast · 2026.05.13 22:29 UTC · ← Back to the Republic