HR 3234
Keeping Deposits Local Act
Summary
This bill increases the amount insured depository institutions may accept as reciprocal deposits. (Reciprocal deposits are used by institutions to increase the availability of deposit insurance by splitting large deposits using a reciprocal network of institutions.) The bill creates a tiered system so that the allowable amount is based on the institution's total liabilities. Additionally, the bill changes certain qualifications insured depository institutions may be required to have to accept reciprocal deposits. Under current law, institutions may qualify by having a composite rating of outstanding or good, among other requirements. The bill allows institutions with a 1, 2, or 3 rating under the CAMELS scale to qualify. (The Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System uses the characteristics of capital adequacy, asset quality, management, earnings, liquidity, and sensitivity to market risk (i.e., CAMELS ratings) to rate the health of financial institutions, with a 1 indicating the highest rating and least degree of supervisory concern and a 5 indicating the lowest rating and highest degree of supervisory concern.)
Bill status
- Status
- Passed House
- Sponsor
- Rep. Tom Emmer [R-MN-6]
- Cosponsors
- 11
- Policy area
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Introduced
- 2025-05-07
- Latest action
- 2026-05-21: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Committee referrals
Recent actions
- 2026-05-21: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- 2026-05-20: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2026-05-20: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 405 - 0 (Roll no. 177).
- 2026-05-20: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 405 - 0 (Roll no. 177).
- 2026-05-20: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3644-3645)