HR 6536
Advanced toward a vote
Requires the Federal Reserve, the Comptroller of the Currency, and the FDIC to jointly study ways to strengthen rural banks and identify federal rules that limit them.
Official title: Rural Depositories Revitalization Study Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
09-DEC-2025
Referred
09-DEC-2025
Approved by committee
17-DEC-2025
Reported
02-FEB-2026
On the calendar
02-FEB-2026
- Directs the Federal Reserve, Comptroller of the Currency, and FDIC to study methods for improving the growth, capital adequacy, and profitability of banks that primarily serve rural areas.
- Asks the agencies to identify federal statutes (other than appropriations Acts) and agency regulations that limit those methods or the establishment of new banks in rural areas.
- Requires the agencies to issue a joint report to Congress within 1 year after the date of enactment.
Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Reported to House, 02-FEB-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Financial Services Committee (House)
Finance and Financial Sector
■ 2 R■ 1 D
2 Republicans
1 Democrat