119th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To index statutory thresholds, and for other purposes.
December 10, 2025
Mr. Barr introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services
To index statutory thresholds, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This act may be cited as the “Tailoring and Indexing Enhanced Regulations Act of 2025” or the “TIER Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. Threshold adjustments to account for historical increases in current-dollar united states gross domestic product.
(a) Federal Reserve Act.—The second subsection (s) (relating to assessments) of section 11 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 248(s)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking “$100,000,000,000” each place that term appears and inserting “$150,000,000,000”; and
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking “between $100,000,000,000 and $250,000,000,000” and inserting “between $150,000,000,000 and $370,000,000,000”.
(b) Bank Holding Company Act of 1956.—Section 4(k)(6)(B)(ii) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1843(k)(6)(B)(ii)) is amended, by striking “$10,000,000,000” and inserting “$15,000,000,000”.
(c) Financial Stability Act of 2010.—The Financial Stability Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5311 et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 116(a) (12 U.S.C. 5326(a)), by striking “$250,000,000,000” and inserting “$370,000,000,000”;
(2) in section 121(a) (12 U.S.C. 5331(a)), by striking “$250,000,000,000” and inserting “$370,000,000,000”;
(3) in section 163(b) (12 U.S.C. 5363(b))—
(A) by striking “$250,000,000,000” each place that term appears and inserting “$370,000,000,000”; and
(B) by striking “$10,000,000,000” and inserting “$15,000,000,000”;
(4) in section 164 (12 U.S.C. 5364), by striking “$250,000,000,000” and inserting “$370,000,000,000”; and
(5) in section 165 (12 U.S.C. 5365)—
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking “$250,000,000,000” and inserting “$370,000,000,000”; and
(ii) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking “$100,000,000,000” and inserting “$150,000,000,000”;
(B) in subsection (h)(2), by striking “$50,000,000,000” each place that term appears and inserting “$75,000,000,000”;
(C) in subsection (i)(2)(A), by striking “$250,000,000,000” and inserting “$370,000,000,000”; and
(D) in subsection (j)(1), by striking “$250,000,000,000” and inserting “$370,000,000,000”.
(d) Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act.—Section 401(f) of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5365 note) is amended by striking “$250,000,000,000” and inserting “$370,000,000,000”.
SEC. 3. Periodic adjustments to thresholds to account for future increases in current-dollar United States gross domestic product.
(a) In general.—The Financial Stability Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5311 et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end the following:
“SEC. 177. Periodic adjustments to thresholds to account for increases in current-dollar United States gross domestic product.
“(a) In general.—By April 1, 2031, and the 1st day of each subsequent 5-year period, the Board of Governors shall increase the thresholds described in subsection (b) by the ratio, if greater than 1, of the annual value of current-dollar United States gross domestic product, published by the Department of Commerce, for the calendar year preceding the year in which the adjustment is calculated under this section, to the published annual value of such index for the calendar year preceding April 1, 2026.
“(b) Covered thresholds.—The thresholds described in this subsection are the following:
“(1) Each bank holding company or savings and loan holding company total consolidated asset amount in the second subsection (s) (relating to assessments) of section 11 of the Federal Reserve Act.
“(2) Each bank holding company total consolidated asset amount in—
“(A) sections 116(a), 121(a), 163(b), 164, 165(a)(1), 165(h)(2), 165(j)(1) of this Act; and
“(B) section 401(f) of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act.
“(3) Each financial company total consolidated asset amount in section 165(i)(2)(A) of this Act.
“(c) Currency of information.—The values used in the calculation under subsection (a) shall be, as of the date of the calculation, the values most recently published by the Department of Commerce.
“(1) If any amount equal to or greater than $100,000,000,000 determined under subsection (a) for any period is not a multiple of $50,000,000,000, the amount shall be rounded up to the nearest $50,000,000,000.
“(2) If any amount less than $100,000,000,000 determined under subsection (a) for any period is not a multiple of $5,000,000,000, the amount shall be rounded up to the nearest $5,000,000,000.
“(e) Publication.—Not later than April 5 of any calendar year in which an adjustment is required to be calculated under subsection (a), the Board of Governors shall publish in the Federal Register the amounts as so calculated.
“(f) Implementation period.—Any increase in amounts determined under subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1 of the year immediately succeeding the calendar year in which the increase is required to be calculated under subsection (a).
“SEC. 178. Adjustments to thresholds established by rule to account for increases in current-dollar United States gross domestic product.
“(a) Agency review.—Not later than June 30, 2026, and the 1st day of each subsequent 5-year period, the Board of Governors, the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Corporation shall, to the extent applicable, review—
“(A) implementing section 165 of this Act; or
“(B) making specific cross-reference to any regulation of the Board of Governors implementing section 165 of this Act; and
“(2) any asset threshold or other quantitative threshold in such regulations implementing section 165 of this Act, or in such regulations making specific cross-reference to any regulation of the Board of Governors implementing section 165 of this Act, the amount of which is not prescribed by statute.
“(b) Modifications required.—The Board of Governors, the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Corporation shall modify any such thresholds identified by each review conducted under subsection (a) by the ratio, if greater than 1, of the annual value of current-dollar United States gross domestic product, published by the Department of Commerce, for the calendar year preceding the year in which the modification is calculated under this section, to the published annual value of such index for the calendar year preceding the effective date of such threshold, as each respective agency shall determine as appropriate for such regulations. In making such determination, the Board of Governors, the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Corporation shall—
“(1) use the values for current-dollar United States gross domestic product most recently published by the Department of Commerce as of the date of commencement of the review;
“(2) seek to establish, to the extent feasible, uniform thresholds for use by each such agency, taking into account the entities regulated by each such agency and the purposes for which such threshold was established; and
“(3) seek to adjust such thresholds, to the extent feasible, with rounding consistent with section 177(d) of this Act.
“(c) Report.—Upon conclusion of each review required under subsection (a), each of the Board of Governors, the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Corporation shall transmit a report to Congress containing a description of any modification of any regulation such agency made pursuant to subsection (b).”.
(b) Clerical amendment.—The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 176 the following:
“Sec. 177 Periodic adjustments to thresholds to account for increases in current-dollar United States gross domestic product.
“Sec. 178. Adjustments to thresholds established by rule to account for increases in current-dollar United States gross domestic product.”.