H.R. 3234 (119th)Bill Overview

Keeping Deposits Local Act

Finance and Financial Sector|Bank accounts, deposits, capitalBanking and financial institutions regulation
Sponsor
Cosponsors
Support
Lean Republican
Introduced
May 7, 2025
Discussions
Bill Text
Current stageCommittee

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 314.

Introduced
Committee
Floor
President
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Congressional Activities
01 · The brief

This bill amends Section 29(i) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to change how much of an agent institution’s reciprocal deposits are excluded from the definition of funds obtained by or through a deposit broker.

It sets tiered percentage exclusions: 50% for liabilities up to $1 billion, 40% for the portion between $1 billion and $10 billion, and 30% for the portion between $10 billion and $250 billion.

The bill also broadens the definition of eligible agent institutions to include those most recently rated CAMELS 1, 2, or 3, and directs the FDIC, with the Federal Reserve, to study reciprocal deposits and report to Congress within six months.

Passage40/100

Technically narrow but affects deposit insurance incentives; likely to pass House more easily than Senate absent broad regulator support.

CredibilityPartially aligned

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly targeted substantive statutory amendment that is drafted with high specificity and clear integration into existing law, supplemented by a defined agency study and report requirement.

Contention68/100

Progressives emphasize FDIC exposure and CAMELS 3 risk expansion.

02 · What it does

Who stands to gain, and who may push back.

Who this appears to help vs burden50% / 50%
Local governmentsTargeted stakeholders
Likely helped
  • Local governmentsAllows more reciprocal deposits to be treated as core funding, supporting local banks' liquidity.
  • Targeted stakeholdersMay reduce funding costs by decreasing reliance on higher-priced brokered deposit markets.
  • Local governmentsIncreases capacity for smaller banks to retain deposits locally, potentially supporting community lending.
Likely burdened
  • Targeted stakeholdersCould increase FDIC insurance exposure if reciprocal deposits behave like brokered funds during stress.
  • Targeted stakeholdersMay incentivize use of reciprocal arrangements that can shift rapidly in periods of market stress.
  • Targeted stakeholdersExpanding eligible agent institutions to include CAMELS 3 may allow weaker banks greater access to reciprocal deposits.
03 · Why people split

Why the argument around this bill splits.

Progressives emphasize FDIC exposure and CAMELS 3 risk expansion.
Progressive35%

Likely cautious or skeptical.

Support for strengthening community banks and keeping municipal deposits local is recognized, but concerns about increased FDIC exposure and weakened safeguards predominate.

Likely resistant
Centrist65%

Cautiously positive if paired with the mandated study and oversight.

Sees potential benefits for deposit competition and local banks but wants evidence and guardrails against systemic risks.

Split reaction
Conservative85%

Generally supportive.

Views bill as deregulatory, pro-local banking, and helpful to community institutions by reducing regulatory constraints on reciprocal deposits.

Leans supportive
04 · Can it pass?

The path through Congress.

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Reached or meaningfully advanced

Committee

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Floor

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President

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Passage likelihood40/100

Technically narrow but affects deposit insurance incentives; likely to pass House more easily than Senate absent broad regulator support.

Scope and complexity
52%
Scopemoderate
24%
Complexitylow
Why this could stall
  • FDIC and Federal Reserve stance on safety implications
  • Absent formal cost or risk estimate from CBO or FDIC
05 · Recent votes

Recent votes on the bill.

No vote history yet

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06 · Go deeper

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Progressives emphasize FDIC exposure and CAMELS 3 risk expansion.

Technically narrow but affects deposit insurance incentives; likely to pass House more easily than Senate absent broad regulator support.

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