# 117-hr-5911: Fair Hiring in Banking Act

117-hr-5911, Fair Hiring in Banking Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-5911
- Congress: 117
- Title: Fair Hiring in Banking Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Introduced: 2021-11-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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 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.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2021-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2021-11-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed | 329 | 88 |

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## Sources
- [117-hr-5911 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5911)

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