H.R. 6955 - Main Street Capital Access Act
H.R. 6955 - Main Street Capital Access Act
Hearing Information
Meeting Information
Monday, July 20, 2026 - 2:00pm H-313, The Capitol View Announcement »
Video
Rules Committee Hearing H.R. 7008, H.R. 6955, H.R. 8884, H.R. 8800, H.R. 9770, H. Con. Res. 113
Bill Text
Rules Committee Print 119-35 PDF
Showing the text of H.R. 6955, as reported by the Committee on Financial Services, with modifications
(as reported)
Comparative Print PDF
Showing the differences between H.R. 6955, as reported, and Rules Committee Print 119-35
H. Rept. 119-617PDF
Report from the Committee on Financial Services to accompany H.R. 6955
Hearing Documents
Rule PDF
H. Rept. 119-755 PDF
Rule Information
COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 8-4 on July 20, 2026.
MANAGERS: Foxx/McGovern
1. Structured rule for H.R. 8800.
2. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
3. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services or their respective designees.
4. Provides that in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Armed Services now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-33 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
6. Makes in order only those amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report, amendments en bloc described in section 3 and pro forma amendments described in section 4. Each amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 4 of the rule, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
7. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report or amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the rule.
8. Provides that the chair of the Committee on Armed Services or his designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services or their respective designees, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 4 of the rule, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.
9. Provides that the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services or their respective designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at any point for the purpose of debate.
10. Provides one motion to recommit.
11. Closed rule for H.R. 8884.
12. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
13. Provides that in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-34 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
14. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
15. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means or their respective designees.
16. Provides one motion to recommit.
17. Closed rule for H. Con. Res. 113.
18. Waives all points of order against consideration of the concurrent resolution.
19. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget or their respective designees.
20. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-37 shall be considered as adopted, and the concurrent resolution, as amended, shall be considered as read.
21. Permits the chair of the Committee on the Budget to offer amendments in the House pursuant to section 305(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to achieve mathematical consistency.
22. Closed rule for H.R. 7008.
23. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
24. Provides that, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on House Administration now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-38, modified by the amendment printed in part B of the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
25. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
26. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on House Administration or their respective designees.
27. Provides one motion to recommit.
28. Closed rule for H.R. 6955.
29. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
30. Provides that in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-35 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.
31. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.
32. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial Services or their respective designees.
33. Provides one motion to recommit.
34. Closed rule for H.R. 9770.
35. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
36. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.
37. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.
38. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees.
39. Provides one motion to recommit.
40. Provides that in the engrossment of H.R. 8800, the Clerk shall add the text of S. 1383, as passed by the House, as new matter at the end of H.R. 8800; assign appropriate designations to provisions within the engrossment; conform cross-references and provisions for short titles within the engrossment; and be authorized to make technical corrections, to include corrections in spelling, punctuation, page and line numbering, section numbering, and insertion of appropriate headings.
Amendments (click each header to sort table ▲▼ by that column)
| # | Version # | Sponsor(s) | Party | Summary | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Version 1 | Waters (CA) | Democrat | Authorizes a data-driven approach to modernize the deposit insurance framework to expand coverage for business payment accounts to ensure small businesses can bank with community financial institutions and continue to pay their employees, even if their bank or credit union unexpectedly fails. Enhances emergency tools for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) to use in future crises to promote financial stability. | Submitted |
| 2 | Version 1 | Himes (CT) | Democrat | Adds H.R. 9471, the SAFE Banking Act of 2026, to the Main Street Capital Access Act | Submitted |
| 3 | Version 1 | Waters (CA) | Democrat | Includes the “Stop TRUMP in Crypto Act”, which blocks the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and their immediate families from engaging in crypto corruption and conflicts of interest. Identical to H.R. 3573 (119th Congress). | Submitted |
| 4 | Version 1 | Waters (CA) | Democrat | Restores the funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and sets a minimum funding floor of 12% of the Federal Reserve's operating expenses. It also requires the CFPB to be fully staffed, with the same levels of staff as there were at the end of 2024, and requires the CFPB to develop plans on how they will attract and retain a qualified workforce. | Submitted |
| 5 | Version 1 | Waters (CA) | Democrat | Revises the bill to ensure it focuses on supporting community banks and credit unions instead of their larger competitors, including megabanks, by limiting the bill's application to financial institutions with less than $100 billion in assets. | Submitted |
Committee Votes
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 404
Motion by Ms. Leger Fernández to strike section 11 of the resolution, which provides that in the engrossment of H.R. 8800, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, the Clerk shall add the text of the SAVE America Act, as passed by the House. Defeated: 4–8
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 405
Motion by Mr. Griffith to report the rule. Adopted: 8–4