119th Congress · introduced in the House · Sep 10, 2025
Bank Competition Modernization Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Nov 4, 2025): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 317.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Reported to House (Nov 4, 2025)
Bank Competition Modernization Act
This bill allows financial regulators to approve certain bank mergers without considering if the merger is noncompetitive or monopolistic.
Currently, regulators are prohibited from approving a bank acquisition, merger, or consolidation that would result in a monopoly, that would be in furtherance of a conspiracy or attempt to create a monopoly, the approval of which would substantially lessen competition, or that would otherwise restrain trade.
The bill prohibits regulators from considering these factors for mergers that would result in an entity with less than $10 billion in assets. This threshold must be adjusted annually to reflect increases in the U.S. nominal gross domestic product.
No cosponsors.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 317.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-365.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-365.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 24.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Actions from Congress.gov, newest first.
Bank accounts, deposits, capital · Banking and financial institutions regulation · Business records · Competition and antitrust · Corporate finance and management · Performance measurement
LD-2 reports whose issue descriptions explicitly cite this bill (bill type and number validated against Congress.gov records). A citation does not establish the client's position or any contact with a member.
Loading lobbying reportsCoverage: reports for 2025 onward, posted Jan 1, 2025 through Oct 23, 2026.
12 citations.
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Banking
$3,100,000
Spent on own lobbying
…H.R. 5276, the Community Bank Leverage Improvement and Flexibility for Transparency (Community Bank LIFT) Act H.R. 5291, the Merchant Banking Modernization Act H.R. 5262, the Bank Competition Modernization Act Legislation to support Minority Depository Institutions H.R. 6553, the Tailoring and Indexing Enhanced Regulations (TIE…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Banking
$3,510,000
Spent on own lobbying
…H.R. 5276, the Community Bank Leverage Improvement and Flexibility for Transparency (Community Bank LIFT) Act H.R. 5291, the Merchant Banking Modernization Act H.R. 5262, the Bank Competition Modernization Act Legislation to support Minority Depository Institutions H.R. 6553, the Tailoring and Indexing Enhanced Regulations (TIE…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Banking
$3,140,000
Spent on own lobbying
…H.R. 5276, the Community Bank Leverage Improvement and Flexibility for Transparency (Community Bank LIFT) Act H.R. 5291, the Merchant Banking Modernization Act H.R. 5262, the Bank Competition Modernization Act Legislation to support Minority Depository Institutions H.R. 6553, the Tailoring and Indexing Enhanced Regulations (TIE…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 17, 2026 · issue area: Banking
$890,000
Spent on own lobbying
…-Protege Program for Small Financial Institutions Act H.R. 4437 SMART Act H.R. 4478 TRUST Act H.R. 4551 The Employee Paycheck and Small Business Protection Act H.R. 5262 The Bank Competition Modernization Act H.R. 5276 The Community Bank LIFT Act H.R. 5263 The Bank Competition Modernization Act H.R. 5291 The Merchant Banking Mo…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Feb 3, 2026 · issue area: Banking
$1,281,850
Spent on own lobbying
…Protege Program for Small Financial Institutions Act H.R. 4437 SMART Act H.R. 4478 TRUST Act H.R. 4551, the Employee Paycheck and Small Business Protection Act H.R. 5262 The Bank Competition Modernization Act H.R. 5276 The Community Bank LIFT Act H.R. 5263 The Bank Competition Modernization Act H.R. 5291 The Merchant Banking Mo…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT COALITION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 23, 2026 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Amount not reported
HR 5262, Stablecoin legislation and RFIA
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. View filing
NATIONAL COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT COALITION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 23, 2026 · issue area: Economics/Economic Development
Amount not reported
HR 5262, Stablecoin and RFIA
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. View filing
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Banking
$1,700,000
Spent on own lobbying
…H.R. 5276, the Community Bank Leverage Improvement and Flexibility for Transparency (Community Bank LIFT) Act H.R. 5291, the Merchant Banking Modernization Act H.R. 5262, the Bank Competition Modernization Act Legislation to support Minority Depository Institutions H.R. 6553, the Tailoring and Indexing Enhanced Regulations (TIE…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICANS FOR FINANCIAL REFORM · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICANS FOR FINANCIAL REFORM
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 31, 2025 · issue area: Banking
$150,000
Spent on own lobbying
…k-friendly Board member into the development of policy related to bank supervision and regulation HR 3682 Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act HR 5262 Bank Competition Modernization Act HR 5270 Stress Testing Accountability and Transparency Act HR 5276 Community Bank LIFT Act HR 5291 Merchant Banking Moderniz…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT COALITION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 26, 2025 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Amount not reported
HR 5262, the bank competition and modernization act CDFI Fund
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. View filing
NATIONAL COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT COALITION · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT COALITION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 26, 2025 · issue area: Economics/Economic Development
Amount not reported
HR 5262, the Bank Competition and Modernization act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. View filing
INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Banking
$866,841
Spent on own lobbying
…ncial Institutions Act H.R. 4437 SMART Act H.R. 4478 TRUST Act H.R. 5079 Widespread Information Management for the Welfare of Infrastructure and Government Act H.R. 5262 The Bank Competition Modernization Act H.R. 5276 The Community Bank LIFT Act H.R. 5263 The Bank Competition Modernization Act H.R. 5291 The Merchant Banking Mo…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing