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HR5291Referred to Committee

Merchant Banking Modernization Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-09-10
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Roger Williams
Roger Williams
Republican · TX · Representative
Votes with party: 97.9% (529 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/W000816

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (1)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5)· 2025-09-15

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 320.

2025-11-04

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Financial ServicesReported By · 2025-11-04

Previously

  • Financial Services CommitteeReported By · 2025-11-04
  • Financial Services CommitteeMarkup By · 2025-09-16
  • House Committee on Financial ServicesMarkup By · 2025-09-16
  • Financial Services CommitteeReferred To · 2025-09-10
  • House Committee on Financial ServicesReferred To · 2025-09-10

Plain-English Summary

Merchant Banking Modernization Act This bill requires financial holding companies to be allowed to hold merchant banking investments for a minimum of 15 years. Currently, financial holding companies are generally prohibited from holding interests in nonfinancial companies, however, there are statutory exemptions for merchant banking activities—financial services for private commercial entities. As a result of these financial services, the financial holding company may gain equity in these private commercial entities through portfolio holdings. Under current regulations, these holdings are subject to certain limitations, including a holding limit of 10 years, with the option of extending the period subject to review by the Federal Reserve Board.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Finance and Financial Sector
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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