Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act of 2026

Ted Cruz

Republican · TX · Senator

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• Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)Original· 2026-07-29
• Mike Lee (R-UT)Original· 2026-07-29
• Rand Paul (R-KY)Original· 2026-07-29

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

2026-07-29

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The proposal would eliminate the Federal Insurance Office, a Treasury Department agency that monitors the insurance industry and advises Congress on insurance-related issues. This would affect insurance companies, regulators, and consumers by removing a federal body that tracks insurance market trends and potential risks. The bill is currently under review by the Senate Banking Committee.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 5158 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5158 To abolish the Federal Insurance Office of the Department of the Treasury, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 29, 2026 Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Lee, Mrs. Blackburn, and Mr. Paul) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To abolish the Federal Insurance Office of the Department of the Treasury, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Insurance Office Abolishment Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. ABOLISHMENT OF FEDERAL INSURANCE OFFICE. (a) In General.--The Federal Insurance Office of the Department of the Treasury, and the position of the Director of the Federal Insurance Office, are hereby abolished. (b) Amendment.--Title 31, United States Code, is amended-- (1) by striking section 313; and (2) in the table of sections for subchapter I of chapter 3, by striking the item relating to section 313. (c) Treasury Authority.--This section, and the amendment made by this section, may not be construed to repeal or otherwise limit any authority of the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to matters relating to insurance. SEC. 3. RELATED AMENDMENTS. (a) Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Amendments.--The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is amended-- (1) in section 111(b)(2) (12 U.S.C. 5321(b)(2))-- (A) by striking subparagraph (B); and (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) as subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), respectively; (2) in section 112 (12 U.S.C. 5322)-- (A) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking ``member agencies, other Federal and State financial regulatory agencies, the Federal Insurance Office'' and inserting the following: ``member agencies and other Federal and State financial regulatory agencies''; and (B) in subsection (d)-- (i) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``the Office of Financial Research, member agencies, and the Federal Insurance Office'' and inserting ``the Office of Financial Research and member agencies''; and (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``, any member agency, and the Federal Insurance Office,'' and inserting ``and any member agency''; (3) in section 165(i) (12 U.S.C. 5365(i))-- (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``and the Federal Insurance Office'' and inserting ``and the Secretary of the Treasury''; and (B) in paragraph (2)(C), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``and the Federal Insurance Office'' and inserting ``and the Secretary of the Treasury''; and (4) in section 203(a)(1)(C) (12 U.S.C. 5383(a)(1)(C))-- (A) in the first sentence-- (i) by striking ``the Director of the Federal Insurance Office and''; and (ii) by striking ``on their own initiative'' and inserting ``on the initiative of the Board of Governors''; and (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``and the affirmative approval of the Director of the Federal Insurance Office''. (b) Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act Amendments.--Section 211(a) of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (31 U.S.C. 313 note) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the Secretary of the Treasury, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and Director of the Federal Insurance Office'' and inserting the following: ``the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System''; and (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the Secretary of the Treasury, the Board of Governors of the…

Federal Reserve System, and the Director of the Federal Insurance Office'' each place that term occurs and inserting the following: ``the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System''. <all>

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