118th Congress Finance and Financial Sector
S. 293: Fair Access to Banking Act
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Summary
This bill places restrictions on certain banks, credit unions, and payment card networks if they refuse to do business with a person who complies with the law. Restrictions include prohibiting the use of electronic funds transfer systems and lending programs, termination of an institution's depository insurance, and specified civil penalties.
Banks and other specified financial institutions are allowed to deny financial services to a person only if the denial is justified by a documented failure of that person to meet quantitative, impartial, risk-based standards established in advance by the institution. This justification may not be based upon reputational risks to the institution.
The bill establishes the right for a person to bring a civil action for a violation of this bill.
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Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- John Boozman R-AROriginal
- Marsha Blackburn R-TNOriginal
- John Barrasso R-WYOriginal
- Mike Braun R-INOriginal
- Katie Britt R-ALOriginal
- Michael Crapo R-IDOriginal
- Shelley Capito R-WVOriginal
- John Cornyn R-TXOriginal
- Bill Cassidy R-LAOriginal
- Tom Cotton R-AROriginal
- Ted Cruz R-TXOriginal
- Steve Daines R-MTOriginal
- Joni Ernst R-IAOriginal
- Deb Fischer R-NEOriginal
- Lindsey Graham R-SCOriginal
- Bill Hagerty R-TNOriginal
- John Hoeven R-NDOriginal
- Cindy Hyde-Smith R-MSOriginal
- Ron Johnson R-WIOriginal
- John Kennedy R-LAOriginal
- Cynthia Lummis R-WYOriginal
- James Lankford R-OKOriginal
- Jerry Moran R-KSOriginal
- Markwayne Mullin R-OKOriginal
- Roger Marshall R-KSOriginal
- James Risch R-IDOriginal
- Marco Rubio R-FLOriginal
- Pete Ricketts R-NEOriginal
- Tim Scott R-SCOriginal
- Dan Sullivan R-AKOriginal
- Rick Scott R-FLOriginal
- Eric Schmitt R-MOOriginal
- Tommy Tuberville R-ALOriginal
- Thom Tillis R-NCOriginal
- James David Vance R-OHOriginal
- Roger Wicker R-MSOriginal
Who scored on this bill
- 1Kevin Cramer SponsorReached a cosponsor milestone, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Kevin Cramer.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.