# 115-hr-3741: To codify the Minority Bank Deposit Program, and for other purposes.

115-hr-3741, To codify the Minority Bank Deposit Program, and for other purposes., is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY); status Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-3741
- Congress: 115
- Title: To codify the Minority Bank Deposit Program, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Introduced: 2017-09-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill provides statutory authority for the Minority Bank Deposit Program (which encourages the use of minority-owned banks, women-owned banks, and credit unions that serve low-income communities).

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- WM. CLAY (D-MO), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2017-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2017-10-10T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-3741 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3741)

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- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
- [115-hr-6086: To amend section 249 of title 18, United States Code, to specify lynching as a…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6086)
- [115-hr-5785: Jobs and Justice Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5785)
- [115-hr-5238: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1234 S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5238)
- [115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4240)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3741 (as of 2025-11-18).