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H.R. 6838

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 6838, to amend the Federal Credit Union Act, the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, the Revised Statutes, and the Federal Reserve Act to require Federal banking agencies to consider economic growth when conducting supervisory functions, was introduced in the House on Dec 18, 2025 by Rep. Garland Barr (R). It was referred to Financial Services, and last saw action on Dec 18, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Record

Text

H.R. 6838 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb6838/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 6838 IH: To amend the Federal Credit Union Act, the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, the Revised Statutes, and the Federal Reserve Act to require Federal banking agencies to consider economic growth when conducting supervisory functions.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-12-18
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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. 6838  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   December 18, 2025   Mr. Barr  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Financial Services    A BILL
To amend the Federal Credit Union Act, the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, the Revised Statutes, and the Federal Reserve Act to require Federal banking agencies to consider economic growth when conducting supervisory functions.
1.
Mandate of economic growth in addition to safety and soundness
(a)
The Federal Credit Union Act
Section 102 of the Federal Credit Union Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1752a ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(g)
Economic growth
The Board shall take economic growth into account when conducting supervisory functions under this Act.
 .
(b)
The Federal Deposit Insurance Act
Section 1 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1811 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(c)
Economic growth
The Corporation shall take economic growth into account when conducting supervisory functions under this Act.
 .
(c)
National Bank Act
Section 324(a) of title VII of the Revised Statutes of the United States ( 12 U.S.C. 1(a) ) is amended by striking  safety and soundness  and inserting  safety, soundness, and economic growth .
(d)
The Federal Reserve Act
Section 2A of the Federal Reserve Act ( 12 U.S.C. 225a ) is amended by striking  and moderate long-term interest rates.  and inserting  moderate long-term interest rates, and economic growth. .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-12-18
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Federal Credit Union Act, the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, the Revised Statutes, and the Federal Reserve Act to require Federal banking agencies to consider economic growth when conducting supervisory functions.

Sponsors

Rep. Garland Barr (R) sponsors H.R. 6838 alone.

Garland Barr

Rep. · R–KY-6 · Sponsor

Committees

H.R. 6838 went before 1 committee: Financial Services.

Financial Services
Financial Services
Referred To · Dec 18, 2025 · 559 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6838 has taken 2 actions since Dec 18, 2025.

ChamberAction
Dec 18, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Dec 18, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.Financial Services Committee

Votes

H.R. 6838 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 6838 goes by 2 titles.

  • To amend the Federal Credit Union Act, the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, the Revised Statutes, and the Federal Reserve Act to require Federal banking agencies to consider economic growth when conducting supervisory functions. — Official Title as Introduced
  • To amend the Federal Credit Union Act, the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, the Revised Statutes, and the Federal Reserve Act to require Federal banking agencies to consider economic growth when conducting supervisory functions. — Display Title

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6838 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. 6838’s is Finance and Financial Sector.

hr6838/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

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com