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
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Hearings held.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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.