(FILES) Honorary Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee GLBT Council Barney Frank speaks at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, on September 6, 2012 on the final day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC). Acccording to US media reports on May 20, 2026, former US Representative Barney Frank, Democrat from Massachusetts, has died at the age of 86. Frank was one of the first openly gay members of the US Congress and a leading champion of Wall Street reform following the 2008 financial crisis, helping pass the DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. (Photo by STAN HONDA / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (L) speaks during a news briefing with Speaker of The House Nancy Pelosi after attending a meeting with House Democrats to discuss a federal bailout of the US automotive industry on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, December 8, 2008. Acccording to US media reports on May 20, 2026, former US Representative Barney Frank, Democrat from Massachusetts, has died at the age of 86. Frank was one of the first openly gay members of the US Congress and a leading champion of Wall Street reform following the 2008 financial crisis, helping pass the DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. (Photo by CHRIS KLEPONIS / AFP via Getty Images)

FILE - Former Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), One of the first openly gay members of Congress and sponsor of the landmark financial reform bill, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, has died at the age of 86. WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 18: Barney Frank speaks during PFLAG National's Love Takes Justice event at AFT Headquarters on November 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for PFLAG)

FILE - Former Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), One of the first openly gay members of Congress and sponsor of the landmark financial reform bill, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, has died at the age of 86. WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 08: Former Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) speaks during a bill enrollment ceremony for the Respect For Marriage Act at the U.S. Capitol Building on December 08, 2022 in Washington, DC. In a 258-169 vote, the House of Representatives passed The Respect For Marriage Act which ensures marriage equality for same-sex and interracial couples. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

FILE - Former Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), One of the first openly gay members of Congress and sponsor of the landmark financial reform bill, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, has died at the age of 86. WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 23: Former House Financial Services Committee chairman Barney Frank (D-MA) testifies before the House Financial Services Committee July 23, 2014 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Frank testified during the committee's hearing on "Assessing the Impact of the Dodd-Frank Act Four Years Later." (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

FILE - Former Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), One of the first openly gay members of Congress and sponsor of the landmark financial reform bill, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, has died at the age of 86. WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 29: Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) talks about his announcement to not seek re-election during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on November 29, 2011 in Washington, DC. Yesterday Rep. Frank, who has served in Congress since 1981, announced that he would not seek re-election in the House of Representatives in 2012. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

FILE - Former Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), One of the first openly gay members of Congress and sponsor of the landmark financial reform bill, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, has died at the age of 86. NEWTON, MA - NOVEMBER 28: U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) announces he will not seek re-election at Newton City Hall November 28, 2011 in Newton, Massachusetts. Frank is a 16-term Democrat who last year helped pass the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

FILE - Former Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), One of the first openly gay members of Congress and sponsor of the landmark financial reform bill, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, has died at the age of 86. WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 11: House Financal Services Committee ranking member Barney Frank (D-MA) holds a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol May 11, 2011 in Washington, DC. Frank was joined by members of the House Finacial Services and Agriculture committees to protest what they call Republican efforts to roll back last year's Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)