S2999-119

In Committee

Main Street Depositor Protection Act

119th Congress Introduced Oct 9, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill expands deposit and share insurance up to $10 million for certain noninterest-bearing transaction accounts, phases the expanded coverage into insurance calculations, and exempts smaller institutions from certain. It relies on compliance mandates and exemptions. The main policy areas are Finance and Banking.

Who Benefits and How

Depositors with large noninterest-bearing transaction accounts at community banks and credit unions could face reduced risk and Smaller banks and credit unions that may attract large operating-account balances could gain revenue opportunities.

Who Bears the Burden and How

FDIC and NCUA officials administering the expanded insurance regime would take on compliance duties.

Key Provisions

  • Expands deposit and share insurance up to $10 million for certain noninterest-bearing transaction accounts, phases the expanded coverage into insurance calculations, and exempts smaller institutions from certain...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill expands deposit and share insurance up to $10 million for certain noninterest-bearing transaction accounts, phases the expanded coverage into insurance calculations, and exempts smaller institutions from certain.

Key Policy Areas

Finance, Banking

Primary Purpose

The bill expands deposit and share insurance up to $10 million for certain noninterest-bearing transaction accounts, phases the expanded coverage into insurance calculations, and exempts smaller institutions from certain.

Policy Domains

Finance Banking

Sections 1-2 - Expanded insurance for noninterest-bearing transaction accounts

Identified Gains
  • Depositors with large noninterest-bearing transaction accounts at community banks and credit unions
  • Smaller banks and credit unions that may attract large operating-account balances
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Smaller banks and credit unions that may attract large operating-account balances:
Depositors with large noninterest-bearing transaction accounts at community banks and credit unions:
Identified Costs
  • FDIC and NCUA officials administering the expanded insurance regime
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: is
FDIC and NCUA officials administering the expanded insurance regime:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 5, 2026

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.

Oct 9, 2025

Mr. Hagerty (for himself and Ms. Alsobrooks) introduced the following …

Oct 9, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, …

Oct 9, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Financial Services
2 mentions across 1 clause
+2 positive

Depositors with large noninterest-bearing transaction accounts at community banks and credit unions, Smaller banks and credit unions that may attract large operating-account balances

Government
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

FDIC and NCUA officials administering the expanded insurance regime

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sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Finance Banking
Actor Mappings
"the_board"
→ National Credit Union Administration Board
"the_corporation"
→ Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"noninterest-bearing transaction account" §2_noninterest_bearing_transaction_account

A deposit or account on which no interest is paid and from which the depositor may make payments or transfers to third parties by negotiable instrument, electronic transfer, or similar means.

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