Fair Hiring in Banking Act
Summary
Fair Hiring in Banking Act 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.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2021
Committee Review
May 2022
House Passage
May 2022
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Nov 9, 2021
Last action May 12, 2022
Floor votes · House May 11, 2022
How they voted
329–88
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 428
May 11, 2022
D
Democratic220
97% Yea
R
Republican208
55% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
3
May 12, 2022
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
upper
May 11, 2022
Introduced
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 329 - 88 (Roll no. 156). (text: 05/10/2022 CR H4741-4743)
lower
May 11, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 329 - 88 (Roll no. 156).
lower
May 10, 2022
Introduced
Mr. Garcia (IL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
lower
May 10, 2022
Lower · Passed
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 117-314.
lower
Nov 16, 2021
Introduced
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
lower
Nov 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
lower
Nov 9, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
lower
Nov 9, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joyce Beatty
DDemocratic
Co
Jake Auchincloss
DDemocratic
Co
Pete Sessions
RRepublican
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