Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025
Senate Bill Would Require FSOC to Exhaust Other Options Before Imposing Fed Oversight on Big Firms
Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
Legislative Progress
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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Milestones
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2025
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