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H.R. 643

U.S. HouseIn House Committee

Summary

H.R. 643, the Federal Insurance Office Elimination Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 23, 2025 by Rep. Troy Downing (R) with 26 co-sponsors. It was referred to Financial Services, and last saw action on Jan 23, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.


Record

Text

H.R. 643 has 26 co-sponsors.

hb643/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 643 IH: Federal Insurance Office Elimination Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-01-23
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Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 643 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2025 Mr. Downing (for himself, Mr. Cline , Mr. Haridopolos , Mr. Norman , Mr. Ogles , Mr. Loudermilk , Mr. Schmidt , Mr. Moore of Alabama , Mr. Grothman , and Mr. Kennedy of Utah ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL
To eliminate the Federal Insurance Office of the Department of the Treasury, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Federal Insurance Office Elimination Act .
2.
Elimination of Federal Insurance Office
(a)
In general
The Federal Insurance Office of the Department of the Treasury, and the position of the Director of the Federal Insurance Office, are hereby eliminated.
(b)
Amendment
Title 31, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by striking section 313; and
(2)
in the table of sections for subchapter I of chapter 3, by striking the item relating to section 313.
(c)
Treasury authority
This section, and the amendment made by this section, may not be construed to repeal or otherwise limit any authority of the Secretary of the Treasury with respect matters relating to insurance.
3.
Related amendments
(a)
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act amendments
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ( 12 U.S.C. 5301 et seq. ) is amended—
(1)
in section 111(b)(2) ( 12 U.S.C. 5321(b)(2) )—
(A)
by striking subparagraph (B); and
(B)
by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) as subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), respectively;
(2)
in section 112 ( 12 U.S.C. 5322 )—
(A)
in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking member agencies, other Federal and State financial regulatory agencies, the Federal Insurance Office and inserting the following: member agencies and other Federal and State financial regulatory agencies ; and
(B)
in subsection (d)—
(i)
in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking the Office of Financial Research, member agencies, and the Federal Insurance Office and inserting the Office of Financial Research and member agencies ; and
(ii)
in paragraph (2), by striking , any member agency, and the Federal Insurance Office, and inserting and any member agency ;
(3)
in section 165(i) ( 12 U.S.C. 5365(i) )—
(A)
in paragraph (1)(A), by striking and the Federal Insurance Office and inserting and the Secretary of the Treasury ; and
(B)
in paragraph (2)(C), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking and the Federal Insurance Office and inserting and the Secretary of the Treasury ; and
(4)
in section 203(a)(1)(C) ( 12 U.S.C. 5383(a)(1)(C) )—
(A)
in the first sentence—
(i)
by striking the Director of the Federal Insurance Office and ; and
(ii)
by striking on their own initiative and inserting on the initiative of the Board of Governors ; and
(B)
in the second sentence, by striking and the affirmative approval of the Director of the Federal Insurance Office .
(b)
Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act amendments
Section 211(a) of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act ( 31 U.S.C. 313 note) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (1), by striking the Secretary of the Treasury, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and Director of the Federal Insurance Office and inserting the following: the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ; and
(2)
in paragraph (2), by striking the Secretary of the Treasury, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Director of the Federal Insurance Office each place that term occurs and inserting the following: the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System .

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-01-23
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Jan 23, 2025

hb643/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/23/2025)

Federal Insurance Office Elimination Act

This bill eliminates the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) within the Department of the Treasury. The bill also removes the FIO director as a nonvoting member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council.

Sponsors

Rep. Troy Downing (R) sponsors H.R. 643, and 26 members have co-sponsored it, 9 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 643 went before 1 committee: Financial Services.

Financial Services
Financial Services
Referred To · Jan 23, 2025 · 559 Bills

Actions

H.R. 643 has taken 2 actions since Jan 23, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 23, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 23, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.Financial Services Committee

Votes

H.R. 643 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 643.

Titles

H.R. 643 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Federal Insurance Office Elimination Act — Display Title
  • Federal Insurance Office Elimination Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To eliminate the Federal Insurance Office of the Department of the Treasury, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

17 clients hired 17 firms and 76 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 643 in 88 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Insurance, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Torts, Budget/Appropriations, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Trade (domestic/foreign), Agriculture.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANYDistrict of Columbia18
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYDistrict of Columbia18
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONDistrict of Columbia17
REINSURANCE ASSN OF AMERICADistrict of Columbia17
REINSURANCE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICADistrict of Columbia16$240K
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERSDistrict of Columbia16
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICADistrict of Columbia16
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIESDistrict of Columbia16
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUPDistrict of Columbia16
AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, S.I.Wisconsin15
GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICADistrict of Columbia15
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL INSURANCE AGENTSVirginia15
CHUBB INA HOLDINGS INC.District of Columbia14
PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANYCalifornia14
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INCNew Jersey13
COREBRIDGE FINANCIAL, INC. AND AFFILIATESInsurance and retirement solutionsTexas11
THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANYWisconsin11

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 76.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERSAMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS2025 second_quarter$2.2M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$2.1M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERSAMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS2025 fourth_quarter$1.9M4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2025 second_quarter$1.7M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$1.4M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERSAMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS2025 third_quarter$1.4M3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$1.4M3rd Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$1.4M3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2025 fourth_quarter$1.4M4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION FKA PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURERS ASSOC. OF AMERICA2025 first_quarter$1.3M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERSAMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS2026 first_quarter$1.1M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERSAMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS2026 second_quarter$1.1M2nd Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERSAMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS2026 second_quarter$1.1M2nd Quarter - Report
CHUBB INA HOLDINGS INC.CHUBB INA HOLDINGS INC.2025 fourth_quarter$980K4th Quarter - Report
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUPPRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP2026 first_quarter$970K1st Quarter - Report
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUPPRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP2025 first_quarter$953K1st Quarter - Report
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY2025 first_quarter$820K1st Quarter - Amendme…
THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANYTHE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY2025 second_quarter$740K2nd Quarter - Report
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY2026 first_quarter$700K1st Quarter - Report
PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INCPRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL, INC.2026 first_quarter$700K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 643 under Finance and Financial Sector, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 643’s is Finance and Financial Sector.

hr643/policy-areas.txt
Finance and Financial SectorAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 643, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 14 (Thursday, January 23, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DOWNING:H.R. 643.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H387]

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