United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1375 (108th)
Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2004
Introduced
20 March 2003
Last action
22 March 2004 · Introduced
Status
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sponsors
Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV], Rep. Oxley, Michael G. [R-OH-4], Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6], Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4], Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39], Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18], Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14], Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4], Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12], Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1], Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5], Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7]
Subjects
Housing
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2003 - Amends the Revised Statutes of the United States to: (1) revise capital stock ownership requirements for directors of national banks and national bank dividends; and (2) repeal the capital requirements for new intrastate branches, including capital stock and surplus requirements. Amends the Home Owners' Loan Act to prescribe guidelines for investments by a Federal savings association to promote the public welfare, including that of low- and moderate-income communities or families through housing, services, and jobs. Permits mergers of Federal savings association with nondepository institution affiliates. Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to permit certain privately insured credit unions to become Federal Home Loan Bank members. Amends the Federal Credit Union Act (FCUA) to: (1) authorize a credit union to make investment securities for its own account; (2) increase the 12-year loan limitation to 15 years; (3) increase the investment limit in credit union service organizations; (4) exempt loans to nonprofit religious organizations from the restrictions relating to credit union net worth or capitalization standards; and (5) exempt multiple common-bond credit union mergers and conversions from numerical limitations. Amends the FDIA to permit interstate bank mergers between insured banks with different home States. Amends the National Bank Consolidation and Merger Act to permit the merger of a national bank which is a trust company with any trust company with a different home State under the same terms and conditions as though they were located in the same State. Amends the National Bank Receivership Act and the FDIA to permit a bank placed in receivership to bring an action for a Federal court order requiring removal of the receiver. Amends the FRA and the Bank Holding Company Act Amendments of 1970 to repeal specified insider lending reporting requirements. Amends the Depository Institution Management Interlocks Act to quintuple the size of the assets of a small depository institution exempt from the prohibition against depository institution management interlocks in the same metropolitan statistical area. Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to exempt from the proscription against cross marketing of commercial activities those depository institutions that are controlled by a twenty-five percent (or less) holding-company-shareholder.
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Timeline
20 March 2003
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Source: IntroReferral
20 March 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
20 March 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 March 2003
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
27 March 2003
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
Source: Committee
9 April 2003
Committee
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Source: Committee
9 April 2003
Committee
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
21 May 2003
Reported
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Source: Committee
21 May 2003
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
12 June 2003
Introduced
Referred sequentially to the House Committee on the Judiciary for a period ending not later than July 14, 2003 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(k), rule X.
Source: IntroReferral
12 June 2003
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 108-152, Part I.
Source: Committee
12 June 2003
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 108-152, Part I.
Source: Committee
25 June 2003
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Source: Committee
3 July 2003
Committee
Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law Discharged.
Source: Committee
9 July 2003
Reported
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Source: Committee
9 July 2003
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
14 July 2003
Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 113.
Source: Calendars
14 July 2003
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 108-152, Part II.
Source: Committee
14 July 2003
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 108-152, Part II.
Source: Committee
16 March 2004
Committee
Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Financial Services, H. Rept. 108-152, Part III.
Source: Committee
16 March 2004
Committee
Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Financial Services, H. Rept. 108-152, Part III.
Source: Committee
17 March 2004
Reported
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 566 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1375 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Source: Floor
18 March 2004
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
18 March 2004
Vote
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 392 - 25 (Roll no. 69).
Source: Floor
18 March 2004
Vote
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 392 - 25 (Roll no. 69).
Source: Floor
18 March 2004
Floor
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 1375.
Source: Floor
18 March 2004
Floor
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1375 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order.
Source: Floor
18 March 2004
Floor
The Speaker designated the Honorable Ray LaHood to act as Chairman of the Committee.
Source: Floor
18 March 2004
Floor
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 566 and Rule XVIII.
Source: Floor
18 March 2004
Reported
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 566. (consideration: CR H1234-1241, H1274; text of measure as reported in House: CR H1251-1262)
Source: Floor
18 March 2004
Passed
Rule H. Res. 566 passed House.
Source: Floor
22 March 2004
Introduced
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Referred in Senate · 22 March 2004 · Download file
- Engrossed in House · 18 March 2004 · Download file
- Reported in House · 14 July 2003 · Download file
- Introduced in House · 20 March 2003 · Download file
Documents
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Referred in Senate (text)
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Referred in Senate (text)
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Referred in Senate (PDF)
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Engrossed in House (text)
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Engrossed in House (PDF)
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Passed House amended
summary · EN · 18 March 2004
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Reported in House (text)
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Reported to House amended, Part II
summary · EN · 14 July 2003
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Reported to House amended, Part I
summary · EN · 12 June 2003
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Introduced in House (text)
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Sponsors
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Oxley, Michael G. [R-OH-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Sandlin, Max [D-TX-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1375) to provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions, and for other purposes.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 108-439 to strike section 614 relating to the liability standards applied to third-party independent contractors working for a bank.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 108-439 to add a new title at the end of the bill that removes the prohibition on banks from paying interest on business checking accounts and would allow the Federal Reserve to pay interest on sterile reserves. The language of the amendment is similar to the text of H.R. 758, the Business Checking Freedom Act.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 108-439 to prohibit commercial banks from charging a fee to the depositor of a check that is returned for insufficient funds.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 108-439 to strike section 609 of the bill. Section 609 reduces the minimum waiting period from 15 calendar days to 5 calendar days for banks and bank holding companies to merge with or acquire other banks or bank holding companies after the Department of Justice has approved a bank merger. The amendment also preserves the existing 15 calendar day waiting period.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 108-439 to limit de novo branching for ILCs to those whose business is more than 85% financial in nature and, in the case of ILCs whose business is less than 85% financial in nature, limit branching to those ILCs who had Federal deposit insurance before October 1, 2003; make technical revisions to section 303 requested by the NCUA; make technical revisions to section 213 requested by OTS; strike section 107; strike section 214; strike section 613; and make technical changes to section 405 requested by the SEC.
- amends ← An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 108-439 to express the sense of Congress that in situations where a requesting agency obtains expedited action to approve a merger transaction application between multiple depository institutions, that careful consideration is placed on the impact that the transaction will have on affected communities and customers of any or all of the applicant institutions.
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/1375
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1375
- us · 108-hr-1375 · source updated 7 April 2025