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Empowering States' Rights To Protect Consumers Act of 2026
Legislative Progress
Introduced
January 29, 2026
Latest Action
January 29, 2026
Primary Sponsor
Sheldon WhitehouseDemocratic(RI)
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vs 5,674 other S bills in the 119th — cohort avg 32d
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Filing registrants (3)
2026 · third_quarter · Banking
H.R. 7866 - American Lending Fairness Act of 2026, concerning state authority to apply interest-rate limits to loans by out-of-state state-chartered banks. H.R. 10184 - Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Reform Act of 2026, opposing limits on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau funding, supervision, enforcement, restitution, and state enforcement. Congressional oversight of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau operations, structure, funding, authorities, supervision, enforcement, restitution, and leadership. Bank acquisition applications of high-cost consumer lenders (OppFi, Enova), including the use of bank charters to avoid state interest-rate limits. Community Reinvestment Act proposed rule issued by the OCC and FDIC, concerning bank obligations to low- and moderate-income communities and anti-redlining protections. FDIC proposed rule on state bank parity and Riegle-Neal preemption, concerning state consumer lending protections and H.R. 7866. H.R. 9330 - opposing the Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection Act, concerning the preemption of state payday lending laws, the Military Lending Act, and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. H.R. 6955 - financial services deregulation legislation, concerning rollbacks of consumer protection and bank regulatory authority, including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Community Reinvestment Act. H.R. 941 - opposing the Small Lenders Exempt from New Data and Excessive Reporting (LENDER) Act, concerning small business lending data collection under Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act. S. 3889 - American Lending Fairness Act and S. 3793 - Predatory Lending Elimination Act, concerning state interest-rate limits and a 36% cap on consumer loans. H.R. 8395 - PACE Act, concerning fintech company access to Federal Reserve payment systems. H.R. 6552 - Bank-Fintech Partnership Enhancement Act, concerning partnerships between banks and fintech companies. S. 3721 - Empowering States' Rights to Protect Consumers Act, concerning state authority over consumer financial services. S. 3561 - Buy Now, Pay Later Protection Act, concerning Truth in Lending Act protections for buy now, pay later products. Digital asset, cryptocurrency, and stablecoin legislation and regulation, including H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY Act). Legislation and appropriations concerning funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Nomination of the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2026 · third_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
S. 381, H.R. 1944, S. 2781, S. 3623, H.R. 7035, S. 4244, S. 3793, S. 3721, S. 3660, H.R. 7548, S. 3774 - Discussed consumer protection, fraud and scam prevention, digital identification, credit reporting, and privacy issues related to financial services and products. Discussed issues related to credit and debit card services.
Client expense: $1,460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 306 / S. 4144 - Ending Scam Credit Repair Act: provisions related to credit reporting reform. H.R. 940 - Fair Audits and Inspections for Regulators' (FAIR) Exams Act: provisions related to examination. H.R. 2152 - Artificial Intelligence Practices, Logistics, Actions, and Necessities (AI PLAN) Act: provisions related to artificial intelligence. H.R. 2702 / S. 875 - Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act: provisions related to regulatory reform. H.R. 2978 - Guarding Unprotected Aging Retirees from Deception (GUARD) Act: provisions related to artificial intelligence. H.R. 3380 / S. 427 - Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2025: provisions related to regulatory reform. H.R. 3709 - Advancing the Mentor-Protege Program for Small Financial Institutions Act: provisions related to regulatory reform. H.R. 4437 - Supervisory Modifications for Appropriate Risk-based Testing (SMART) Act: provisions related to examination. H.R. 4478 / S. 3830 - Tailored Regulatory Updates for Supervisory Testing (TRUST) Act of 2025 Act: provisions related to examination. H.R. 4801 - Unleashing AI Innovation in Financial Services Act: provisions related to artificial intelligence. H.R. 5317 - Community Bank Deposit Access Act of 2025: provisions regarding custodial deposits. H.R. 5402 / S. 1465 - Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2025: provisions related to credit reporting. H.R. 6552 - Bank-Fintech Partnership Enhancement Act: provisions related to bank-fintech partnerships. H.R. 6955 - Main Street Capital Access Act: provisions from proposed bills H.R. 940, H.R. 2702, H.R. 4437, H.R. 5317 and S. 875. H.R. 7866 / S. 3889 - American Lending Fairness Act of 2026: provisions related to lending. H.R. 7892 / S. 4428 - No Aid for Ghost Students Act of 2026: provisions related to strengthening federal student aid system. H.R. 8278 - Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in Supervision (FUTURES) Act: provisions related to artificial intelligence. H.R. 8398 - Guidelines for Use, Access, and Responsible Disclosure of Financial Data Act: provisions related to artificial intelligence. H.R. 8671 - Bank Fraud Technology Advancement Act of 2026: provisions related to artificial intelligence. H.R. 9330 - Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection Act: provisions related to earned wage access. H.R. 9331 - STOP Payments Fraud Act of 2026: provisions related to regulatory reform. H.R. 10184 - Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Reform Act of 2026: provisions related to earned wage access, governance, nonbank supervision, and consumer complaints. S. 1582 - Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act: provisions related to interest/yield reform. S. 3721 - Empowering States Rights To Protect Consumers Act of 2026: provisions related to lending. S. 5051 - AI AGENT Act of 2026: provisions related to responsible AI policy. Discussions regarding modernization of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Title VI. Discussions regarding implementation of the student lending provisions of PL 116-251, Stop Student Debt Relief Scams Act of 2019.
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Banking
H.R. 9330 - opposing the Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection Act, concerning the preemption of state payday lending laws, the Military Lending Act, and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. H.R. 6955 - financial services deregulation legislation, concerning rollbacks of consumer protection and bank regulatory authority, including provisions affecting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Community Reinvestment Act. H.R. 941 - opposing the small Lenders Exempt from New Data and Excessive Reporting (LENDER) Act, concerning small business lending data collection under Section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Act. S. 3793 - Predatory Lending Elimination Act and S. 3889 - American Lending Fairness Act, concerning the acquisition of banks by high-cost consumer lenders. Industrial bank and bank charter applications of high-cost consumer lenders (Enova, OppFi), including comments to the Federal Reserve. H.R. 8395 - PACE Act, concerning fintech company access to Federal Reserve payment systems. H.R. 6552 - Bank-Fintech Partnership Enhancement Act, concerning partnerships between banks and fintech companies. S. 3721 - Empowering States' Rights to Protect Consumers Act, concerning state authority over consumer financial services. S. 3561 - Buy Now, Pay Later Protection Act, concerning Truth in Lending Act protections for buy now, pay later products. Proposed amendments to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act concerning preemption of state consumer financial protection laws. Digital assets, cryptocurrency, and stablecoin legislation and regulation, including comments to the OCC, congressional testimony on digital assets, and tax provisions affecting the cryptocurrency industry in budget reconciliation legislation. Legislation and appropriations concerning funding for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Oversight of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau operations, including the removal of public consumer and student loan data and information from the agency's website, and staffing actions affecting supervision and enforcement. CFPB 2026-2030 Draft Strategic Plan; nomination of the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; nomination for Chair of the Federal Reserve System.
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
2026 · second_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
S. 381, H.R. 1944, S. 2781, S. 3623, H.R. 7035, S. 4244, S. 3793, S. 3721, S. 3660, H.R. 7548, S. 3774 - Discussed consumer protection, fraud and scam prevention, digital identification, credit reporting, and privacy issues related to financial services and products. Discussed issues related to credit and debit card services.
Client expense: $1,190,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 306 / S. 4144 - Ending Scam Credit Repair Act: provisions related to credit reporting reform. H.R. 940 - Fair Audits and Inspections for Regulators' (FAIR) Exams Act: provisions related to examination. H.R. 2152 - Artificial Intelligence Practices, Logistics, Actions, and Necessities (AI PLAN) Act; provisions related to artificial intelligence. H.R. 2702 / S. 875 - Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act: provisions related to regulatory reform. H.R. 2978 - Guarding Unprotected Aging Retirees from Deception (GUARD) Act; provisions related to artificial intelligence. H.R. 3380 / S. 427 - Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2025: provisions related to regulatory reform. H.R. 3709 - Advancing the Mentor-Protege Program for Small Financial Institutions Act: provisions related to regulatory reform. H.R. 4801 - Unleashing AI Innovation in Financial Services Act; provisions related to artificial intelligence. H.R. 4437 - Supervisory Modifications for Appropriate Risk-based Testing (SMART) Act: provisions related to examination. H.R. 4478 / S. 3830 - Tailored Regulatory Updates for Supervisory Testing (TRUST) Act of 2025 Act: provisions related to examination. H.R. 5317 - Community Bank Deposit Access Act of 2025: provisions regarding custodial deposits. H.R. 5402 / S. 1465 - Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2025: provisions related to credit reporting. H.R. 6552 - Bank-Fintech Partnership Enhancement Act: provisions related to bank-fintech partnerships. H.R. 6955 - Main Street Capital Access Act: provisions from proposed bills H.R. 940, H.R. 2702, H.R. 4437, H.R. 5317 and S. 875. H.R. 7866 / S.3889 - American Lending Fairness Act of 2026: provisions related to lending. H.R. 8278 - Fostering the Use of Technology to Uphold Regulatory Effectiveness in Supervision (FUTURES) Act; provisions related to artificial intelligence. H.R. 8398 - Guidelines for Use, Access, and Responsible Disclosure of Financial Data Act; provisions related to artificial intelligence. H.R. 8671 - Bank Fraud Technology Advancement Act of 2026; provisions related to artificial intelligence. H.R. 9330 - Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection Act; provisions related to earned wage access. H.R. 9331 - STOP Payments Fraud Act of 2026; provisions related to regulatory reform. S. 1582 - Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act; provisions related to interest/yield reform. S. 3721 - Empowering States Rights To Protect Consumers Act of 2026: provisions related to lending. Discussions regarding modernization of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Title VI.
2026 · first_quarter · Banking
CFPB authority and functions, related to structure and supervision, research and enforcement priorities; Supervision and enforcement of unregulated "fintech" products and non-brank lenders; Treatment of personal financial information under Sec. 1033 of Dodd Frank Act; Concerns over FHFA Proposal for 50 year mortgage Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE's) and the secondary housing finance market H.R. ___, Opposing legislation by Rep. Steil that would expand payday lending through mobile applications; H.Res. 1007, Support a resolution on Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the use of artificial intelligence in the financial services and housing industries S.3538/H.R. 5912 - Support the Close the Shadow Banking Loophole Act S. 3721, Support the Empowering States' Rights To Protect Consumers Act of 2026 S. 3793, Support the Predatory Lending Elimination Act H.R. 7056, Oppose the Community Bank Regulatory Tailoring Act
Client expense: $170,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2026 · first_quarter · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products
S. 381, H.R. 1944, S. 2781, S. 3623, H.R. 7035, S. 4244, S. 3793, S. 3721, S. 3660 - Discussed consumer protection, digital identification, credit reporting, and privacy issues related to financial services and products. Discussed issues related to credit and debit card services.
Client expense: $1,210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2026 · first_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
H.R. 306 / S. 4144 - Ending Scam Credit Repair Act: provisions related to credit reporting reform. H.R. 940 - Fair Audits and Inspections for Regulators' (FAIR) Exams Act: provisions related to examination. H.R. 2702 / S. 875 - Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act: provisions related to regulatory reform. H.R. 3380 / S. 427 - Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2025: provisions related to regulatory reform. H.R. 3709 - Advancing the Mentor-Protege Program for Small Financial Institutions Act: provisions related to regulatory reform. H.R. 4437 - Supervisory Modifications for Appropriate Risk-based Testing (SMART) Act: provisions related to examination. H.R. 4478 / S. 3830 - Tailored Regulatory Updates for Supervisory Testing (TRUST) Act of 2025 Act: provisions related to examination. H.R. 5317 - Community Bank Deposit Access Act of 2025: provisions regarding custodial deposits. H.R. 5402 / S. 1465 - Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2025: provisions related to credit reporting. H.R. 6552 - Bank-Fintech Partnership Enhancement Act: provisions related to bank-fintech partnerships. H.R. 6955 - Main Street Capital Access Act: provisions from proposed bills H.R. 940, H.R. 2702, H.R. 4437, H.R. 5317 and S. 875. H.R. 7866 / S.3889 - American Lending Fairness Act of 2026: provisions related to lending. S. 3721 - Empowering States Rights To Protect Consumers Act of 2026: provisions related to lending. Implementation of the interest/yield reform provisions of S. 1582, Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS) Act. Discussions related to the regulatory review process for the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996. Discussions regarding modernization of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Title VI. Discussions regarding the proposed reintroduction of the Earned Wage Access Consumer Protection Act. Discussions on potential legislation to modernize credit opportunities related to lending.
Client expense: $110,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Natl Economic Council (NEC), SENATE
Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE