To amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to place certain limitations on commodity ownership and to repeal the merchant banking authority, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-7046
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
Introduced: 2020-05-28
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Banking and financial institutions regulation

Commodities markets

Corporate finance and management

Federal Reserve System

Monetary policy
Latest action: action_date: 2020-05-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-05-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill limits the types of investment activities banks are allowed to engage in, including certain merchant banking activities and commodities ownership. </p> <p>Additionally, the bill finalizes the Federal Reserve Board's proposed rule published September 30, 2016, regarding physical commodity trading activities conducted by financial holding companies.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7046 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 28, 2020 Mr. Casten of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to place certain limitations on commodity ownership and to repeal the merchant banking authority, and for other purposes.

1. Limitations on commodity ownership and repeal of the merchant banking authority (a) In general Section 4 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 ( 12 U.S.C. 1843 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (k)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking (by regulation or order) and inserting , by regulation ; (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) in the heading, by striking secretary of the treasury and inserting Secretary of the Treasury and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: (C) Joint determination with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation For purposes of paragraph (1), the Board may only make a determination that an activity is complementary to a financial activity and does not pose a substantial risk to the safety or soundness of depository institutions or the financial system generally, if such determination is made jointly, by rule, with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. ; (C) in paragraph (4)— (i) by striking subparagraph (H); and (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as subparagraph (H); and (D) by striking paragraph (7); (2) in subsection (l)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking subsection (k), (n), or (o) each place such term appears and inserting subsection (k) or (n) ; and (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking subparagraph (H) or (I) and inserting subparagraph (H) ; (3) in subsection (m)(1)(A), by striking subsection (k), (n), or (o) and inserting subsection (k) or (n) ; (4) in subsection (n)(5), by striking subparagraph (H) or (I) each place such term appears and inserting subparagraph (H) ; and (5) by striking subsection (o). (b) Conforming amendment Section 3(a)(4)(B)(vi) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(4)(B)(vi) ) is amended by striking other than and all that follows through the end and inserting other than a registered broker or dealer. . (c) Rulemaking The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall— (1) issue rules to carry out the amendments made by this section; and (2) provide for an appropriate transition period before persons are required to comply with the amendments made by this section, including allowing for the divestment of shares, assets, and ownership interests affected by such amendments. 2. Finalization of proposed financial holding company rule (a) In general The proposed financial holding company rule of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall have the force and effect of law. (b) Definition In this section, the term proposed financial holding company rule means the proposed rule of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System titled Regulations Q and Y; Risk-Based Capital and Other Regulatory Requirements for Activities of Financial Holding Companies Related to Physical Commodities and Risk-Based Capital Requirements for Merchant Banking Investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67220; published September 30, 2016).