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Proposed rule: Trump Accounts; Hearing

Agencies: Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service — This document provides a notice of public hearing on the notice of proposed rulemaking (REG-117270-25) published in the Federal Register on March 9, 2026. The proposed regulations provide guidance on making an election to open a Trump account and reserve additional sections for further guidance on Trump accounts. — [topic:election+agency:epa]

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    Federal Register

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    https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/05/2026-11343/trump-accounts-hearing
    This document provides a notice of public hearing on the notice of proposed rulemaking (REG-117270-25) published in the Federal Register on March 9, 2026. The proposed regulations provide guidance on making an election to open a Trump account and reserve additional sections for further guidance on Trump accounts.

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The first job of an opposition party in a free country is to win elections fairly. The first job of a governing party is to lose them gracefully when the time comes. Both are non-negotiable.

Mona Charen

Conservative columnist; author of 'Sex Matters' and former speechwriter in the Reagan administration.

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