S. 2663
119th Congress
Senate
Merchant Banking Modernization Act
Official title: A bill to amend the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 to generally permit holding merchant banking investments of up to 15 years.
Finance and Financial Sector
Bank accounts, deposits, capitalBanking and financial institutions regulationBusiness investment and capital
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 1, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Aug 1, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Votes taken on this bill
1
| Date | Chamber | What was voted on | Result | Yes–No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2008 | Senate · vote #36 | On the Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to Consider S.… | Agreed To | 86–1 | See who voted → |
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What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Related & companion bills
2
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Lobbying activity
15
- CONSUMER BANKERS ASSOCIATION
- INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA
- CONSUMER BANKERS ASSOCIATION
- INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA
- CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
- CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Bodies those filers lobbied
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
- Federal Reserve System
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
- Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
- SENATE
- Treasury, Dept of
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2663: Merchant Banking Modernization Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2663/
"S. 2663: Merchant Banking Modernization Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2663/.
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