119th Congress · introduced in the House · Dec 10, 2025
Least Cost Exception Act
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Latest action (Feb 2, 2026): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 405.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Reported to House (Feb 2, 2026)
Least Cost Exception Act
This bill allows the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to waive the least-cost resolution requirement for failed insured depository institutions and use alternative methods of resolution, particularly alternatives that do not involve global systemically important banks (G-SIBs).
Under current law, the FDIC must use the resolution method (such as a deposit payoff or the purchase and assumption of a bank’s assets and liabilities) that costs the FDIC's Deposit Insurance Fund the least to implement when an insured depository institution fails.
The bill provides an exception to this requirement if the following criteria are met:
• the alternative method is the least costly of all alternatives that do not involve a G-SIB and that do not exceed the cost of liquidation;
• the difference in cost between the selected alternative and the cost of a resolution involving a purchase and assumption by a G-SIB is less than a maximum cost as established by rule;
• if the alternative involves a person purchasing assets or assuming liabilities, that person must pay an assessment to the FDIC; and
• it is determined that the risks to the fund are outweighed by the benefits of limiting the concentration of U.S. banking under G-SIBs.
FDIC must issue a report on any use of the exception established by this bill containing an analysis of the economic impact of cost differences between the selected alternative and the least-cost alternative.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 405.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-474.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-474.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 50 - 0.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Banking
$2,170,000
Spent on own lobbying
…s Protection Act H.R. 5276 The Community Bank LIFT Act H.R. 5291 The Merchant Banking Modernization Act H.R. 5317 The Community Bank Deposit Access Act of 2025 H.R. 6547 The Least Cost Exception Act H.R. 6552 The Bank-Fintech Partnership Enhancement Act (Rep. Andy Barr) H.R. 6554 The Community Bank Representation Act (Rep. Moni…
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
…ization Study Act (Rep. Ralph Norman) H.R. 6544 The Regulatory Efficiency, Verification, Itemization, and Enhanced Workflow (REVIEW) Act (Rep. William Timmons) H.R. 6547 The Least Cost Exception Act H.R. 6552 The Bank-Fintech Partnership Enhancement Act (Rep. Andy Barr) H.R. 6554 The Community Bank Representation Act (Rep. Moni…
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 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Feb 3, 2026 · issue area: Banking
$150,000
Spent on own lobbying
"H.R. 3716, the Systemic Risk Authority Transparency Act " HR 6544 The Regulatory Efficiency, Verification, Itemization, and Enhanced Workflow (REVIEW) Act H.R. 6547, the Least Cost Exception Act H.R. 6550, the American Financial Institution Regulatory Sovereignty and Transparency (American FIRST) Act H.R. 6553, the Tailori…
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
…zation Study Act (Rep. Ralph Norman) H.R. 6544, the Regulatory Efficiency, Verification, Itemization, and Enhanced Workflow (REVIEW) Act (Rep. William Timmons) H.R. 6547, the Least Cost Exception Act H.R. 6552, the Bank-Fintech Partnership Enhancement Act (Rep. Andy Barr) H.R. 6554, the Community Bank Representation Act (Rep. M…
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