- ConsumersPreserves CFPB guidance intended to limit improper overdraft opt-in practices, protecting consumers from certain fees.
- Targeted stakeholdersMaintains regulatory clarity and supervisory expectations for banks, credit unions, and fintech account practices.
- ConsumersReduces risk of consumers incurring additional or deceptive overdraft charges tied to opt-in enrollments.
For congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to withdrawal of the rule relating to…
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 386.
This joint resolution under the Congressional Review Act would disapprove the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection’s rule that withdrew Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024–05 (Improper Overdraft Opt-In Practices).
If enacted, the CFPB action withdrawing that circular (90 Fed.
Reg. 20084 (May 12, 2025)) would have no force or effect, effectively preserving the original circular (89 Fed.
Narrow administrative action with low fiscal impact but politically aligned stakes; success depends on congressional majority and Senate procedural hurdles.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a conventional Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution: it precisely identifies the targeted rule, invokes the applicable statutory authority, and uses standard operative language to nullify the rule.
Progressives emphasize consumer protection and CFPB authority preservation.
Who stands to gain, and who may push back.
- Targeted stakeholdersContinues compliance costs for deposit-taking institutions to implement and document adherence to the circular.
- Targeted stakeholdersMay reduce overdraft fee revenue that some institutions rely on to subsidize account services.
- Targeted stakeholdersLimits CFPB discretion and executive branch flexibility to revise or withdraw supervisory guidance.
Why the argument around this bill splits.
Progressives emphasize consumer protection and CFPB authority preservation.
Likely to strongly support the resolution as restoring or preserving a consumer-protection guidance aimed at curbing improper overdraft opt-in practices.
Views it as accountability for financial firms and maintenance of CFPB oversight.
Generally supportive but cautious.
Values consumer protections but worries about procedural use of CRA and unintended effects on small banks and regulatory clarity.
Likely to oppose the resolution as preserving agency guidance viewed as regulatory overreach that limits financial product innovation and increases compliance burden.
The path through Congress.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
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Narrow administrative action with low fiscal impact but politically aligned stakes; success depends on congressional majority and Senate procedural hurdles.
- Current congressional majority willingness to use CRA
- Intensity of lobbying by banks or consumer groups
Recent votes on the bill.
The Senate declined to take up this bill. It cannot be debated or voted on unless the motion is tried again.
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Progressives emphasize consumer protection and CFPB authority preservation.
Narrow administrative action with low fiscal impact but politically aligned stakes; success depends on congressional majority and Senate pr…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a conventional Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution: it precisely identifies the targeted rule, invokes the applicable statutory authority, and uses sta…
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