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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.

Introduced: August 1, 2025 Introduced by: Mike Rounds Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Bank accounts, deposits, capitalBanking and financial institutions regulationBusiness investment and capital
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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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
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–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 August 1, 2025

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

 Related & companion bills 2
 Bill text 1 version

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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/
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"S. 2663: Merchant Banking Modernization Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2663/.
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S. 2663, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2663/.
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