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H.R. 2706

Referred to Committee

Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017

Introduced 5/25/2017•115th Congress•House

Latest Action

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

12/12/2017 • Senate

Summary

Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill specifies that a federal banking agency may not request or order a depository institution to terminate a customer account unless: (1) the agency has a valid reason for doing so, and (2) that reason is not based solely on reputation risk.

Valid reasons for terminating an account include threats to national security and involvement in terrorist financing, including state sponsorship of terrorism.

A federal banking agency requesting a termination must provide the depository institution with notification and justification.

Passed House amended • 12/11/2017

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Topics & Subjects

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAsiaBank accounts, deposits, capitalBanking and financial institutions regulationBusiness recordsCongressional oversightConsumer affairsDepartment of the TreasuryEvidence and witnessesFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)Federal Reserve SystemGovernment information and archivesIranJudicial procedure and administrationMiddle EastNational Credit Union AdministrationNorth KoreaSyriaTerrorism

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (20)

Party Breakdown

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Democrats
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Independents

Sponsor

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Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3]

Republican • MO-3

Sponsored 5/25/2017

Cosponsors (19)

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Rep. Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA-12]

R-PA-12

Joined 5/25/2017

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Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32]

R-TX-32

Joined 5/25/2017

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Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13]

R-NC-13

Joined 5/25/2017

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Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]

R-OH-15

Joined 5/25/2017

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Rep. Pittenger, Robert [R-NC-9]

R-NC-9

Joined 5/25/2017

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Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3]

R-CO-3

Joined 5/25/2017