S. 2155 passes Senate in major reg relief win for CUNA, CUs
The Senate passed the CUNA-backed, bipartisan Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (S. 2155) Wednesday, in a strong step forward for much-needed regulatory relief. CUNA strongly supported the bill since it was introduced, and CUNA’s aggressive grassroots support of the bill resulted in millions of social media impressions and more than 50,000 messages sent to Senate offices.
“We thank the Senators who put party politics aside and listened to credit union stakeholders around the country to support a bill that will greatly benefit credit unions and the 110 million members they serve,” said CUNA President/CEO Jim Nussle. “We’re grateful to see both sides come together to pass a meaningful piece of regulatory reform legislation, and CUNA will continue its engagement to see continue this positive momentum and see the bill move through the House. This is a great step forward, but we need to continue to make out voices heard to get this bill through the House and across the finish line.”
CUNA issued several calls to action to members since the bill’s introduction by original sponsors Sens. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.), Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.). CUNA also wrote to Senate leadership recently highlighting the bill’s positive impact on credit unions.
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