H.R. 5911Fair Hiring in Banking Act

1 recorded action234 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Joyce Beatty [D-OH-03]
Cosponsors: 2 · 1 Democrat · 1 Republican
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Committees: Financial Services Committee, Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Latest action: May 12, 2022 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

IntroducedNov 9, 2021
Passed the HouseMay 11, 2022
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

This bill creates exceptions to the restriction on hiring persons convicted of certain criminal offenses involving dishonesty or a breach of trust to a position with an insured depository institution or an insured credit union. Currently, a waiver must be obtained from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the National Credit Union Administration to allow the employment of such a person.

Specifically, a waiver is not needed if it has been 7 years or more since the offense occurred or if the individual was incarcerated with respect to the offense and it has been 5 years or more since the individual was released from incarceration. The need for a waiver also does not apply to conduct committed before age 21 and if it has been at least 30 months since the sentencing. Individuals with a criminal record that is expunged, sealed, or pardoned are also exempt from waiver requirements.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 5911 as passed House on May 11, 2022. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 156

House May 11, 2022

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Fair Hiring in Banking Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

329 Yea 88 Nay 11 not voting

Crossed both parties 88 of 417 voting members broke with their own party: 88 Republicans.

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All members428 members

Democratic220 members

Republican208 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors2 · 1 Democrat · 1 Republican

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 5911 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.

DJake Auchincloss [D-MA-04]Original2026 profile

RPete Sessions [R-TX-17]Joined Nov 19, 20212026 profile

Who lobbied on H.R. 59118 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 5911 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.

Aerospace · Automotive Industry · Small Business · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code +33 more5 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

JPMORGAN CHASE HOLDINGS LLC

Banking · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities · Homeland Security +4 more4 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2022Filing

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FEDERALLY-INSURED CREDIT UNIONSfiled by NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FEDERALLY-INSURED CREDIT UNIONS (FKA NAT'L ASSN OF FEDERAL CREDIT UNIONS)

Banking · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code3 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

TRUIST FINANCIAL CORPORATION (FORMERLY KNOWN AS BB&T)Its PAC: Truist Financial Corp. Federal PAC

Accounting · Banking · Economics/Economic Development · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities3 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2022Filing

BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATIONIts PAC: Bank of America Corp. Federal PAC

Banking · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities · Housing +2 more2 filings · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2022Filing

AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY

Veterans · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Science/Technology · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice +17 more1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2022Filing

INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICAIts PAC: Independent Community Bankers of America PAC

Agriculture · Small Business · Banking · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code +2 more1 filing · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2021Filing

WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC.filed by THORN RUN PARTNERSIts PAC: Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America, Inc. PAC

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Transportation · Consumer Issues/Safety/Products · Postal +1 more1 filing · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2021Filing

20 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-04. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.