Introduced in House — H.R. 146

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 146

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 3, 2025

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

A BILL

To amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit Federal reserve banks from paying interest on excess reserves.

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Prohibition on IOER Act of 2025.

Sec. 2. Prohibition on payment of earnings on surplus reserves

Section 19(b)(12) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 461(b)(12)) is amended—

(1)

in the heading, by inserting required reserve before balances;

(2)

in subparagraph (A), by inserting after Balances the following: of reserves required to be maintained by a depository institution under paragraph (2) that are;

(3)

by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and

(4)

by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:

(C) Prohibition on other earnings
A Federal reserve bank may not pay earnings on balances maintained at a Federal reserve bank by or on behalf of a depository institution except as provided under this paragraph.