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H.R. 3234
U.S. House•In Senate Committee
Summary
H.R. 3234, the Keeping Deposits Local Act, was introduced in the House on May 7, 2025 by Rep. Tom Emmer (R) with 11 co-sponsors. It was referred to Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs, and last saw action on May 21, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Record
Text
H.R. 3234 has 11 co-sponsors and 1 roll call.
hb3234/engrossed-in-house.txt119 HR 3234 EH: Keeping Deposits Local ActU.S. House of Representativestext/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.I119th CONGRESS 2d SessionH. R. 3234IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESAN ACTTo amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to modify the amount of reciprocal deposits of an insured depository institution that are not considered to be funds obtained by or through a deposit broker, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Keeping Deposits Local Act .2.Amount of reciprocal deposits that are not considered to be funds obtained by or through a deposit brokerSection 29(i) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1831f(i) ) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:(1)In generalThe sum of the following amounts of reciprocal deposits of an agent institution shall not be considered to be funds obtained, directly or indirectly, by or through a deposit broker:(A)An amount equal to 50 percent of the portion of the total liabilities of the agent institution that is less than or equal to $1,000,000,000.(B)An amount equal to 40 percent of the portion, if any, of the total liabilities of the agent institution that is greater than $1,000,000,000, but less than or equal to $10,000,000,000.(C)An amount equal to 30 percent of the portion, if any, of the total liabilities of the agent institution that is greater than $10,000,000,000, but less than or equal to $250,000,000,000..3.Definition of Agent InstitutionSection 29(i)(2)(A)(i) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1831f(i)(2)(A)(i) ) is amended by striking subclause (I) and inserting the following:(I)when most recently examined under section 10(d) was assigned a CAMELS rating of 1, 2, or 3 under the Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System (or an equivalent rating under a comparable rating system); and.4.Reciprocal deposits study(a)In generalThe Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, in consultation with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, shall carry out a study on reciprocal deposits.(b)ContentsThe study required under subsection (a) shall include—(1)an analysis of how reciprocal deposits have performed since 2018, which shall include—(A)the use of quantitative and qualitative data;(B)a breakdown of the usage of reciprocal deposits by size of insured depository institution;(C)the usage of reciprocal deposits during periods of stress; and(D)an analysis, to the extent practicable, of end-user depositors, such as municipalities, businesses, and non-profit organizations, that drive demand for reciprocal products;(2)an analysis, to the extent practicable, of how reciprocal deposits compare to other deposit arrangements; and(3)an analysis of the benefits and potential risks of reciprocal deposits.(c)ReportNot later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation shall issue a report to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate containing all findings and determinations made in carrying out the report required under subsection (a).5.Discretionary Surplus Fund(a)In generalThe dollar amount specified under section 7(a)(3)(A) of the Federal Reserve Act ( 12 U.S.C. 289(a)(3)(A) ) is reduced by $28,000,000.(b)Effective dateThe amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on September 1, 2036.Passed the House of Representatives May 20, 2026. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.
Tracker
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- Introduced2025-05-07
- Passed House2026-05-20
- Passed Senate
- Conference
- To President
- Became Law
CRS Summary
The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.
Introduced in House May 7, 2025
hb3234/introduced-in-house.mdShown Here:
Introduced in House (05/07/2025)
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.)
Sponsors
Rep. Tom Emmer (R) sponsors H.R. 3234, and 11 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Rep. · R–MN-6 · Sponsor
Introduced May 7, 2025

Rep. · D–OH-3 · Co-sponsor
Joined May 7, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–PA-9 · Co-sponsor
Joined May 7, 2025 · Original

Rep. · D–WI-4 · Co-sponsor
Joined May 7, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–KY-6 · Co-sponsor
Joined May 20, 2025

Rep. · R–NE-1 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jul 2, 2025

Rep. · R–TX-25 · Co-sponsor
Joined Jul 2, 2025

Rep. · R–MS-4 · Co-sponsor
Joined Sep 11, 2025

Rep. · R–TX-17 · Co-sponsor
Joined Sep 15, 2025

Rep. · R–MI-1 · Co-sponsor
Joined Sep 18, 2025
Committees
H.R. 3234 went before 2 committees: Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and Financial Services.

Reports
1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 3234, the latest H. Rept. 119-362.
- H. Rept. 119-362 — KEEPING DEPOSITS LOCAL ACT
Actions
H.R. 3234 has taken 15 actions since May 7, 2025, the latest on May 21, 2026.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 21, 2026 | Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | ||
May 20, 202613:04 | House | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3644-3645) | ||
May 20, 202613:08 | 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).House roll call 177 405–0 | ||
May 20, 202613:08 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | ||
May 20, 202613:08 | — | 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). roll call 177 |
Votes
H.R. 3234 went to 1 roll call in the House, the latest on May 20, 2026 at 405–0.
| Chamber | Question | Yea | Nay | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 20, 2026 | House | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | 405 | 0 |
Related bills
1 bill is related to H.R. 3234.
Titles
H.R. 3234 goes by 6 titles, 3 of them short titles.
- Keeping Deposits Local Act — Display Title
- Keeping Deposits Local Act — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Keeping Deposits Local Act — Short Title(s) as Passed House
- To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to modify the amount of reciprocal deposits of an insured depository institution that are not considered to be funds obtained by or through a deposit broker, and for other purposes. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- Keeping Deposits Local Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to modify the amount of reciprocal deposits of an insured depository institution that are not considered to be funds obtained by or through a deposit broker, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
Lobbying
6 clients hired 6 firms and 44 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3234 in 20 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 Banking, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Agriculture, Housing, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Homeland Security, Small Business.
Clients
Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.
| Client | Business | State | Firms | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 6 | — |
| NEW YORK BANKERS ASSOCIATION | — | New York | 1 | 6 | — |
| JPMORGAN CHASE HOLDINGS LLC | — | New York | 1 | 3 | — |
| INDEPENDENT BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS | Nonprofit trade association representing the interests of community banks | Texas | 1 | 2 | — |
| WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION | Banking and financial services | Arizona | 1 | 2 | — |
| HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INCORPORATED | — | Ohio | 1 | 1 | — |
Firms
Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.
| Registrant | Clients | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA | 1 | 6 | — |
| NEW YORK BANKERS ASSOCIATION | 1 | 6 | — |
| JPMORGAN CHASE HOLDINGS LLC | 1 | 3 | — |
| INDEPENDENT BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS | 1 | 2 | — |
| WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION | 1 | 2 | — |
| HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INCORPORATED | 1 | 1 | — |
Lobbyists
Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 44.
| Lobbyist | Firms | Clients | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRENT WEITZBERG | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| CLARE CUSACK | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| JAMES KELLER | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| JENNA BURKE | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| LILLIANE THOMAS | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| MARK SCANLAN | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| MICHAEL EMANCIPATOR | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| MICHAEL MARSHALL | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| NIALL O'HEGARTY | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| PAUL MERSKI | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| REBECA ROMERO RAINEY | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| STEPHEN KEEN | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| SUSAN KINNEY | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| TIMOTHY ROY | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| WALTER HAYNIE | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| AMBER MILENKEVICH | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| KAREN ARMSTRONG | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| AINDRIU COLGAN | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| ANNE BALCER | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| BRIAN LAVERDURE | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Filings
The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.
| Client | Registrant | Period | Reported | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA | INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA | 2025 second_quarter | $2.7M | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA | INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA | 2026 second_quarter | $2.2M | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA | INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA | 2025 fourth_quarter | $1.3M | 4th Quarter - Report |
| JPMORGAN CHASE HOLDINGS LLC | JPMORGAN CHASE HOLDINGS LLC | 2026 first_quarter | $1.2M | 1st Quarter - Report |
| JPMORGAN CHASE HOLDINGS LLC | JPMORGAN CHASE HOLDINGS LLC | 2026 second_quarter | $1.2M | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| JPMORGAN CHASE HOLDINGS LLC | JPMORGAN CHASE HOLDINGS LLC | 2025 fourth_quarter | $1.1M | 4th Quarter - Report |
| INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA | INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA | 2026 first_quarter | $890K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA | INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA | 2025 third_quarter | $866.8K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA | INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA | 2025 third_quarter | $866.8K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INCORPORATED | HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INCORPORATED | 2026 second_quarter | $170K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION | WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION | 2026 first_quarter | $160K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION | WESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION | 2026 second_quarter | $150K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| NEW YORK BANKERS ASSOCIATION | NEW YORK BANKERS ASSOCIATION | 2025 second_quarter | $60K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| NEW YORK BANKERS ASSOCIATION | NEW YORK BANKERS ASSOCIATION | 2026 first_quarter | $53K | 1st Quarter - Report |
| NEW YORK BANKERS ASSOCIATION | NEW YORK BANKERS ASSOCIATION | 2025 fourth_quarter | $50K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| NEW YORK BANKERS ASSOCIATION | NEW YORK BANKERS ASSOCIATION | 2026 second_quarter | $45K | 2nd Quarter - Amendme… |
| NEW YORK BANKERS ASSOCIATION | NEW YORK BANKERS ASSOCIATION | 2026 second_quarter | $45K | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| NEW YORK BANKERS ASSOCIATION | NEW YORK BANKERS ASSOCIATION | 2025 third_quarter | $45K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
| INDEPENDENT BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS | INDEPENDENT BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS | 2026 second_quarter | — | 2nd Quarter - Report |
| INDEPENDENT BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS | INDEPENDENT BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS | 2025 second_quarter | — | 2nd Quarter - Report |
Classification
The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3234 under Finance and Financial Sector, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 2 legislative subjects.
CRS Subjects
CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3234’s is Finance and Financial Sector.
hr3234/policy-areas.txtLegislative Subjects
H.R. 3234 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Bank accounts, deposits, capital to Banking and financial institutions regulation.
hr3234/subjects.txtConstitutional authority
The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 3234, as entered in the Congressional Record.
[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 76 (Wednesday, May 7, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. EMMER:H.R. 3234.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H1910]
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