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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 8090

Introduced

To require the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the National Credit Union Administration to carry out an analysis to determine whether insurance coverage should be raised on covered transaction accounts, and for other purposes.

Sponsor
RMarlin A. Stutzman· Indiana
Introduced
March 25, 2026
Policy area
Finance and Financial Sector
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.March 25, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8090 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8090

To require the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the National 
Credit Union Administration to carry out an analysis to determine 
whether insurance coverage should be raised on covered transaction 
accounts, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 25, 2026

Mr. Stutzman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services

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A BILL

To require the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the National 
Credit Union Administration to carry out an analysis to determine 
whether insurance coverage should be raised on covered transaction 
accounts, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. STUDY OF INSURANCE OF COVERED TRANSACTION ACCOUNTS.

(a) Insured Depository Institutions.--
(1) Analyses.--Not earlier than the end of the 4th full 
calendar quarter beginning after the date of enactment of this 
Act and not later than the end of the 5th full calendar quarter 
beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, the Board of 
Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation shall--
(A) collect data and carry out an analysis of 
covered transaction accounts to determine the extent to 
which a higher standard maximum deposit insurance 
amount should apply to such accounts;
(B) conduct an economic analysis of the impact on 
the banking system of a higher standard maximum deposit 
insurance amount for covered transaction accounts;
(C) determine the defining characteristics of 
covered transaction accounts and determine methods to 
prevent and reduce incentives of insured depository 
institutions and depositors to mischaracterize other 
types of deposit accounts as covered transaction 
accounts in order to obtain higher deposit insurance 
coverage;
(D) conduct an analysis of the distributional 
impact of higher deposit insurance assessments for 
covered transaction accounts on small, medium, and 
large insured depository institutions;
(E) conduct an analysis of the expected impact on 
the safety and soundness of insured depository 
institutions that have account holders with covered 
transaction accounts;
(F) conduct an analysis of the effect on 
competition in the U.S. banking sector of any increase 
in the standard maximum deposit insurance amount for 
covered transaction accounts; and
(G) make the data and analyses described in 
subparagraphs (A) through (F) available to the public.
(2) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(A) Covered transaction account.--The term 
``covered transaction account'' means a transaction 
account maintained at an insured depository 
institution--
(i) by a business, non-profit, 
municipality, or similar organization; and
(ii) that--
(I) is non-interest bearing; or
(II) pays a de minimis amount of 
interest, as established by the 
Corporation.
(B) Standard maximum deposit insurance amount.--The 
term ``standard maximum deposit insurance amount'' has 
the meaning given that term in section 11(a)(1)(E) of 
the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 
1821(a)(1)(E)).
(C) Transaction account.--The term ``transaction 
account'' means a deposit or account from which the 
depositor or account holder is permitted to make 
transfers or withdrawals by negotiable or transferable 
instrument, payment order of withdrawal, telephone 
transfer, or other similar device for the purpose of 
making payments or transfers to third persons or others 
or from which the depositor or account holder may make 
third party payments at an automated teller machine or 
a remote service unit, or other electronic device, 
including by debit card, and includes such other 
deposits or accounts maintained at an insured 
depository institution that the Corporation may 
determine consistent with this definition.
(D) Additional banking terms.--The terms 
``deposit'' and ``insured depository institution'' have 
the meaning given those terms, respectively, in section 
3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 
1813).
(b) Insured Credit Unions.--
(1) Analyses.--Not earlier than the end of the 4th full 
calendar quarter beginning after the date of enactment of this 
Act and not later than the end of the 5th full calendar quarter 
beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, the National 
Credit Union Administration Board shall--
(A) collect data and carry out an analysis of 
covered transaction accounts to determine the extent to 
which a higher standard maximum share insurance amount 
should apply to such accounts;
(B) conduct an economic analysis of the impact on 
the credit union system of a higher standard maximum 
share insurance amount for covered transaction 
accounts;
(C) determine the defining characteristics of 
covered transaction accounts and determine methods to 
prevent and reduce incentives of insured credit unions 
and credit union members to mischaracterize other types 
of deposit or share accounts as covered transaction 
accounts in order to obtain higher share insurance 
coverage;
(D) conduct an analysis of the distributional 
impact of higher share insurance assessments for 
covered transaction accounts on small, medium, and 
large insured credit unions;
(E) conduct an analysis of the expected impact on 
the safety and soundness of insured credit unions that 
have account holders with covered transaction accounts;
(F) conduct an analysis of the effect on 
competition in the U.S. credit union sector of any 
increase in the standard maximum share insurance amount 
for covered transaction accounts; and
(G) make the data and analyses described in 
subparagraphs (A) through (F) available to the public.
(2) Definitions.--In this subsection:
(A) Covered transaction account.--The term 
``covered transaction account'' means a transaction 
account maintained at an insured credit union--
(i) by a business, non-profit, 
municipality, or similar organization; and
(ii) that--
(I) does not pay a dividend; or
(II) pays a de minimis dividend, as 
established by the Board.
(B) Insured credit union.--The term ``insured 
credit union'' has the meaning given that term in 
section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 
1752).
(C) Standard maximum share insurance amount.--The 
term ``standard maximum share insurance amount'' has 
the meaning given that term in section 207(k)(6) of the 
Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1787(k)(6)).
(D) Transaction account.--The term ``transaction 
account'' means a deposit, share, or account from which 
the depositor or account holder is permitted to make 
transfers or withdrawals by negotiable or transferable 
instrument, payment order of withdrawal, telephone 
transfer, or other similar device for the purpose of 
making payments or transfers to third persons or others 
or from which the depositor or account holder may make 
third party payments at an automated teller machine or 
a remote service unit, or other electronic device, 
including by debit card, and includes such other 
deposits or accounts maintained at an insured credit 
union that the Board may determine consistent with this 
definition.
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