,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aajd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #aj1    
#bjai,mr4 ,kennedy 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,cramer7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill   
,to prohibit the ,general ,services     
,administration from awarding contracts 
to certain insured depository           
institutions that avoid doing business  
with certain companies that are engaged 
in lawful commerce based solely on      
social policy considerations4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,no ,red and ,blue ,banks ,act4  #b4
 ,insured depository institutions  7a7  
,in general ,the ,general ,services     
,administration may not award a contract
 to an insured depository institution1  
as defined in section #c of the ,federal
 ,deposit ,insurance ,act 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4
 #ahac71 or an affiliate of a depository
 institution if the insured depository  

institution or affiliate avoids doing   
business with certain companies that the
 insured depository institution or      
affiliate believes are engaged in lawful
 commerce based solely on social policy 
considerations4  7b7 ,applicability     
,this ,act shall not apply to any       
contract awarded before the date of     
enactment of this ,act4