reopen a question

Reopening a Question Because the two studies document for the first time the cost to investors of such practices, they are likely to reopen the question of whether the S.E.C. should act.

The new controversy stems from an amendment passed Wednesday, which used the bill to reopen a question that most House members had thought was already settled: how far to go in dismantling the Depression-era barriers that separate different parts of the financial services industry.