119th Congress · introduced in the House · Dec 10, 2025
Failing Bank Acquisition Fairness Act
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Latest action (Jul 15, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Dec 10, 2025)
Failing Bank Acquisition Fairness Act
This bill tightens restrictions on certain waivers granted by federal financial regulators to companies that acquire insured depository institutions. Under current law, a regulator may not approve an acquisition if it would result in an institution exceeding a set concentration limit (i.e., controlling more than 10% of total insured U.S. deposits). This may be waived if one or more of the institutions involved is in default or in danger of default or if the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is providing certain assistance.
In addition to these requirements, the bill requires the regulator to determine that (1) the merger is necessary to prevent significant economic disruption or financial instability, and (2) FDIC has not received a qualified bid from a company not subject to this concentration limit.
The bill also provides capitalization and management standards for qualified bids.
Regulators that waive these concentration limits must report to Congress on the circumstances and justification of the waiver.
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.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4438-4440)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6556.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4438-4441)
Mr. Hill (AR) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 406.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-475.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-475.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 51 - 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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Administrative law and regulatory procedures · Bank accounts, deposits, capital · Banking and financial institutions regulation · Corporate finance and management · Economic performance and conditions · Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) · Financial crises and stabilization · Performance measurement
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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
…ncement Act (Rep. Andy Barr) H.R. 6554 The Community Bank Representation Act (Rep. Monica De La Cruz) H.R. 6555 The Enhancing Bank Resolution Participation Act H.R. 6556 The Failing Bank Acquisitions Fairness Act H.R. 6955 Main Street Capital Access Act H.R. 7056 Community Bank Regulatory Tailoring Act H.R. 7548 The SCAM Act H.…
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
…ncement Act (Rep. Andy Barr) H.R. 6554 The Community Bank Representation Act (Rep. Monica De La Cruz) H.R. 6555 The Enhancing Bank Resolution Participation Act H.R. 6556 The Failing Bank Acquisitions Fairness Act H.R. 6955 Main Street Capital Access Act H.R. 7056 Community Bank Regulatory Tailoring Act H.R. 7548 The SCAM Act H.…
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
…ty and Transparency (American FIRST) Act H.R. 6553, the Tailoring and Indexing Enhanced Regulations (TIER) Act H.R. 6554, the Community Bank Representation Act H.R. 6556, the Failing Bank Acquisitions Fairness Act Digital assets regulation (stablecoins; banking standards for crypto)
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
…ement Act (Rep. Andy Barr) H.R. 6554, the Community Bank Representation Act (Rep. Monica De La Cruz) H.R. 6555, the Enhancing Bank Resolution Participation Act HR 6556, the Failing Bank Acquisitions Fairness Act H.R. 8071 Fair Exams Act S. 113 The Promoting New Bank Formation Act S. 427 The TAILOR Act S. 557 The 1071 Repeal t…
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