HR 1729 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Fair Access to Banking Act

Introduced Mar 10, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Andy Barr R-KY

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 10, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 10, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Fair Access to Banking Act

This bill restricts certain banks, credit unions, and payment card networks from refusing to do business with a person who is in compliance with the law. Restrictions include prohibiting the use of certain lending programs, initiating the process of terminating an institution's depository insurance, and instituting specified civil penalties.

Cosponsors 82

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 10, 2021 to Nov 14, 2022; 27 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-NEAdrian SmithOriginalMar 10, 2021
R-MIBill HuizengaOriginalMar 10, 2021
R-FLBill PoseyOriginalMar 10, 2021
R-UTBlake D. MooreOriginalMar 10, 2021
R-WVCarol D. MillerOriginalMar 10, 2021
R-CADarrell IssaOriginalMar 10, 2021
R-NCDavid RouzerOriginalMar 10, 2021
R-NEDon BaconOriginalMar 10, 2021
R-AKDon YoungOriginalMar 10, 2021
R-CODoug LambornOriginalMar 10, 2021
R-NYElise M. StefanikOriginalMar 10, 2021
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordOriginalMar 10, 2021
R-PAGuy ReschenthalerOriginalMar 10, 2021
R-KYHarold RogersOriginalMar 10, 2021
R-INJackie WalorskiOriginalMar 10, 2021
R-KSJake LaTurnerOriginalMar 10, 2021
R-GAJody B. HiceOriginalMar 10, 2021
R-TNJohn W. RoseOriginalMar 10, 2021
R-NDKelly ArmstrongOriginalMar 10, 2021
R-MSMichael GuestOriginalMar 10, 2021
R-AZPaul A. GosarOriginalMar 10, 2021
R-NCRichard HudsonOriginalMar 10, 2021
R-TXRoger WilliamsOriginalMar 10, 2021
R-IDRuss FulcherOriginalMar 10, 2021
R-TNScott DesJarlaisOriginalMar 10, 2021
R-PAScott PerryOriginalMar 10, 2021
R-MSTrent KellyOriginalMar 10, 2021
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyMar 12, 2021
R-PADaniel MeuserMar 16, 2021
R-SDDusty JohnsonMar 17, 2021
R-FLJohn H. RutherfordMar 17, 2021
R-ILRodney DavisMar 18, 2021
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterMar 29, 2021
R-KYJames ComerMar 29, 2021
R-INLarry BucshonMar 29, 2021
R-MOVicky HartzlerMar 29, 2021
R-ALMike RogersApr 22, 2021
R-TXRonny JacksonApr 22, 2021
R-VAH. Morgan GriffithMay 17, 2021
R-SCJoe WilsonMay 17, 2021
R-GARick W. AllenMay 17, 2021
R-SCRalph NormanMay 25, 2021
R-MDAndy HarrisJun 8, 2021
R-NVMark E. AmodeiJul 28, 2021
R-TXLance GoodenOct 19, 2021
R-COKen BuckOct 26, 2021
R-SCWilliam R. Timmons IVOct 26, 2021
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonNov 2, 2021
R-CAKen CalvertNov 17, 2021
R-IAAshley HinsonNov 30, 2021
R-INVictoria SpartzNov 30, 2021
R-MILisa C. McClainDec 9, 2021
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeDec 9, 2021
R-FLByron DonaldsDec 14, 2021
R-NCDan BishopDec 14, 2021
R-VARobert J. WittmanDec 14, 2021
R-OHBrad R. WenstrupDec 16, 2021
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarDec 23, 2021
R-GAA. Drew Ferguson IVJan 10, 2022
R-KSRon EstesJan 20, 2022
R-MNJim HagedornFeb 1, 2022
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyFeb 8, 2022
R-FLScott FranklinFeb 18, 2022
R-TNTim BurchettFeb 18, 2022
R-MIJack BergmanMar 7, 2022
R-OHMike CareyMar 8, 2022
R-WADan NewhouseApr 6, 2022
R-TXPete SessionsApr 7, 2022
R-PAJohn JoyceApr 14, 2022
R-MNPete StauberApr 14, 2022
R-ALBarry MooreMay 6, 2022
R-NYChris JacobsMay 12, 2022
R-FLMichael WaltzMay 12, 2022
R-OKStephanie I. BiceMay 12, 2022
R-TXPat FallonJun 14, 2022
R-TXAugust PflugerJul 15, 2022
R-GAAustin ScottJul 15, 2022
R-PAFred KellerJul 15, 2022
R-ILMike BostJul 15, 2022
R-FLKat CammackAug 12, 2022
R-ILMary E. MillerSep 30, 2022
R-MNTom EmmerNov 14, 2022

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseFinancial Services Committee
Referred Mar 10, 2021

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 10, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Mar 10, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H5723Andy Barr R-KYJun 21, 2022

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 45, March 10, 2021, page H1326.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 563Fair Access to Banking ActIdentical billMar 18, 2021

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit certain financial service providers who deny fair access to financial services from using taxpayer funded discount window lending programs, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Fair Access to Banking Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 10, 2021Introduced in House

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