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Congress·In Committee·S. 3578

Senate Bill Would Require FSOC to Exhaust Other Options Before Imposing Fed Oversight on Big Firms

Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025

3 months ago·View on Congress.gov
Part of: Bipartisan Legislation Aims to Limit FSOC Oversight of Nonbank Firms
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Stalled

No legislative action in over 90 days.

Legislative Progress

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Key Points

  • This bill would make the financial stability council try other fixes before putting a large nonbank company under Federal Reserve supervision.
  • Before the council can vote to add Federal Reserve oversight, it must talk with the company and that company’s main regulator.
  • The council would need to decide that other options won’t work or aren’t enough—like tougher safety rules, or a written plan from the company to reduce risk.
  • Supporters may see this as a fairer, more step-by-step process; critics may worry it could slow down action when a fast response is needed.
  • It mainly affects big financial companies that aren’t banks (like some insurers or finance firms) and the regulators that oversee them.
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Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

How this policy affects specific groups of people

Mixed Impacts(1)
Federal Employee
Neutral

Milestones

2 milestones2 actions
Dec 18, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Dec 18, 2025

Introduced in Senate

What Happens Next

Projected impacts based on AI analysis

After the bill becomes law

FSOC updates its internal process so it must try other options before voting to place a nonbank firm under Federal Reserve supervision.

Decisions to put a big nonbank company under Federal Reserve oversight would likely take longer and involve more negotiation and documentation.

With the first new case reviewed under the updated rules

FSOC begins requiring consultations with the company and its main regulator, and may ask for a prompt written plan to reduce risk.

Some large nonbank firms could be pushed to change their business practices (like risk limits or funding sources) without being moved into Federal Reserve supervision.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025

Bill NumberS 3578
Congress119th Congress
ChamberSenate
Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

(1)
D: 1

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