# 114-hr-4049: Volcker Rule Relief Act of 2105

114-hr-4049, Volcker Rule Relief Act of 2105, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Love, Mia B. [R-UT-4] (R-UT); status Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4049
- Congress: 114
- Title: Volcker Rule Relief Act of 2105
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Introduced: 2015-11-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Love, Mia B. [R-UT-4] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Volcker Rule Relief Act of 2015 This bill amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 with respect to the prohibition ("Volcker Rule") against a banking entity's: (1) engaging in proprietary trading; or (2) acquiring or retaining any equity, partnership, or other ownership interest in, or sponsoring, hedge funds or private equity funds. "Banking entity" shall not include (and so the Volcker Rule shall not apply to) any entity that: is not predominantly engaged in financial activities, nor is a bank holding company or a nonbank financial company supervised by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, nor a direct or indirect subsidiary of a bank holding company or a nonbank financial company supervised by the Board; or would be a banking entity solely owing to its control of such an entity. The bill also exempts from the Volcker Rule any banking entity with total consolidated assets of $10 billion or less.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19] (R-TX), 2015-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI), 2015-11-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6100: Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act
- 114-hr-5143: Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4938: Free File Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4828: Conscience Protection Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act
- 114-hr-4768: Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016

## Sources
- [114-hr-4049 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4049)

## Related
- [114-hr-6100: Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6100)
- [114-hr-5143: Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5143)
- [114-hr-4938: Free File Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4938)
- [114-hr-4828: Conscience Protection Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4828)
- [114-hr-4773: Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4773)
- [114-hr-4768: Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4768)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4049 (as of 2025-11-18).