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End the Fed’s Big Bank Bailout Act

USA119th CongressS-2113| Senate 
| Updated: 12/11/2025
Rand Paul

Rand Paul

Republican Senator

Kentucky

Cosponsors (1)
Bernard Sanders (Independent)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This proposed legislation, titled the "End the Fed's Big Bank Bailout Act," aims to significantly amend the Federal Reserve Act. Its central provision is to prohibit Federal Reserve banks from paying earnings on any balances maintained by or on behalf of depository institutions. Specifically, the bill would strike and replace paragraph (12) of Section 19(b) of the Federal Reserve Act. This change would ensure that no interest is paid on these reserve balances, thereby altering a fundamental aspect of how the Federal Reserve interacts with commercial banks and manages monetary policy.
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Timeline
Jun 18, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jun 18, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Dec 11, 2025
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held.
  • June 18, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 18, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.


  • December 11, 2025
    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held.

Finance and Financial Sector

Bank accounts, deposits, capitalBanking and financial institutions regulationFederal Reserve SystemWages and earnings

End the Fed’s Big Bank Bailout Act

USA119th CongressS-2113| Senate 
| Updated: 12/11/2025
This proposed legislation, titled the "End the Fed's Big Bank Bailout Act," aims to significantly amend the Federal Reserve Act. Its central provision is to prohibit Federal Reserve banks from paying earnings on any balances maintained by or on behalf of depository institutions. Specifically, the bill would strike and replace paragraph (12) of Section 19(b) of the Federal Reserve Act. This change would ensure that no interest is paid on these reserve balances, thereby altering a fundamental aspect of how the Federal Reserve interacts with commercial banks and manages monetary policy.
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Timeline
Jun 18, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Jun 18, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Dec 11, 2025
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held.
  • June 18, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 18, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.


  • December 11, 2025
    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held.
Rand Paul

Rand Paul

Republican Senator

Kentucky

Cosponsors (1)
Bernard Sanders (Independent)

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Finance and Financial Sector

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Bank accounts, deposits, capitalBanking and financial institutions regulationFederal Reserve SystemWages and earnings