Bills · 119th Congress · H.R. 3234

Keeping Deposits Local Act

Passed the HouseConfirmed from the official record

Sponsored by Tom Emmer RRepublican, introduced . Policy area, as Congress files it: Finance and Financial Sector.

Status is read from the official actions by their Library of Congress codes: Became Public Law (36000) or a law number on the bill reads "Became law"; Vetoed (31000) reads "Vetoed"; Presented to President (28000) reads "Sent to the President"; passed or agreed to in the House (8000) and in the Senate (17000) reads "Passed both chambers"; one of them alone reads "Passed the House" or "Passed the Senate" ("Agreed to" for a resolution); reported to the House (5000) or the Senate (14000) reads "Reported by committee"; anything else reads "Introduced".

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Cosponsors

11 cosponsors.

Cosponsors
MemberJoined
Joyce Beatty DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Daniel Meuser RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Gwen Moore DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Andy Barr RRepublican
Mike Flood RRepublican
Roger Williams RRepublican
Mike Ezell RRepublican
Pete Sessions RRepublican
Jared F. Golden DDemocrat
Jack Bergman RRepublican
Mike Rogers RRepublican

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Actions

  1. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  2. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 405 - 0 (Roll no. 177).
  4. Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 405 - 0 (Roll no. 177).
  5. Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3644-3645)
  6. At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  7. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3234.
  8. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3582-3584; text: CR H3582)
  9. Mr. Hill (AR) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  10. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 314.
  11. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-362.
  12. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-362.
  13. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 51 - 0.
  14. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  15. Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  16. Introduced in House
  17. Introduced in House

Committees

  • Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee (Senate)Referred To, May 21, 2026
  • Financial Services Committee (House)Reported By, November 4, 2025; Markup By, September 16, 2025; Referred To, May 7, 2025

Hearings

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Who lobbied on this bill

Confirmed from the official record

1 lobbying report name H.R. 3234, for 1 client.

Lobbying reports that name H.R. 3234
ClientRegistrantAmount for the whole quarterLobbyists named for this issueFiledReport
INDEPENDENT BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF TEXASINDEPENDENT BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF TEXASSecond quarter of 2026The report gives no amount
  • WENDY FOSTER
  • MARY ELEN WILLIAMS
  • CHRISTOPHER WILLISTON
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A lobbying report states the registrant's income from the client (a lobbying firm) or its own lobbying expenses (an organization lobbying for itself), for the whole quarter and every issue together, rounded to the nearest $10,000. A report under $5,000 states no figure. It is not the amount spent on one bill.

Reports read: 0 of 1 quarters read in full (2026-Q2). With no registered key the service allows 15 requests a minute, so this covers the latest quarter only. With a key it covers four.

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Contributions from these lobbyists and firms to the sponsor and cosponsors

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Contribution reports are read for 0 of the 12 sponsors and cosponsors so far.

Lobbyists and registrants report their political contributions twice a year (form LD-203). A contribution is listed here when the report was filed by a lobbyist named on this bill's lobbying reports or by a registrant that filed one of them, and its payee is the member's own committee as the FEC lists it, under the exact-name rule. The contribution's date is as reported and can fall before or after the lobbying.

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