# 119-s-379: No Red and Blue Banks Act

119-s-379, No Red and Blue Banks Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-379
- Congress: 119
- Title: No Red and Blue Banks Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Would bar the GSA from contracting with FDIC‑insured banks that refuse to do business with companies for social‑policy reasons.** It would apply to insured depository institutions and their affiliates and would not affect contracts awarded before enactment. - Federal procurement officials: For future GSA contracts, the agency would be prohibited from awarding a contract to an FDIC‑insured depository institution or its affiliate if that institution avoids doing business with certain companies solely for social‑policy reasons. - FDIC‑insured banks and affiliates: Banks that decline relationships with companies for social‑policy reasons could be disqualified from winning new GSA contracts. - Companies targeted by boycotts: Firms believed to be engaged in lawful commerce would not serve as a permissible reason for the GSA to deny a bank a contract.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban on federal contracts for boycotting banks: mixed, low. This bill would stop the federal government from giving new GSA contracts to banks or their affiliates that refuse to do business with companies only for social-policy reasons. It would apply to "insured depository institutions" as defined in federal law. The rule would only affect contracts awarde…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-3492: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-379 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/379)

## Related
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4949)
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4378)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-3492: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3492)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-379 (as of 2025-12-21).