S.J. Res. 18 (119th)Bill Overview

A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions".

Finance and Financial Sector|Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBank accounts, deposits, capital
Sponsor
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Support
Republican
Introduced
Feb 13, 2025
Discussions
Bill Text
Current stageLaw

Became Public Law No: 119-10.

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Congressional Activities
01 · The brief

This joint resolution disapproves and nullifies the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection’s final rule titled “Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions” (89 Fed.

Reg. 106768, Dec. 30, 2024), stating the rule shall have no force or effect.

Passage45/100

Narrow procedural repeal increases chance, but partisan split on regulatory rollback and stakeholder opposition create uncertainty.

CredibilityPartial

How solid the drafting looks.

Contention70/100

Whether nullifying the CFPB rule protects banks or harms consumers

02 · What it does

Who stands to gain, and who may push back.

Who this appears to help vs burden50% / 50%
Targeted stakeholdersFederal agencies · Consumers
Likely helped
  • Targeted stakeholdersReduces compliance costs for very large banks by removing new regulatory requirements.
  • Targeted stakeholdersPreserves existing overdraft revenue streams for banks that would have faced constraints.
  • Targeted stakeholdersAvoids operational changes and implementation expenses tied to the CFPB rule.
Likely burdened
  • Federal agenciesEliminates federal protections aimed at limiting potentially harmful overdraft practices.
  • Targeted stakeholdersMay increase out‑of‑pocket costs for low‑income customers who rely on overdraft services.
  • ConsumersReduces regulatory oversight of very large financial institutions' consumer practices.
03 · Why people split

Why the argument around this bill splits.

Whether nullifying the CFPB rule protects banks or harms consumers
Progressive10%

Likely opposes the resolution as an undoing of consumer protections.

Views the CFPB rule as intended to curb harmful overdraft practices affecting low-income consumers.

Concerned this resolution favors large financial institutions over consumers.

Likely resistant
Centrist50%

Mixed view: wants both consumer safeguards and avoidance of unnecessary regulatory burdens.

Would want to review the CFPB rule text and economic analysis before choosing sides.

Prefers a narrowly tailored solution over blanket disapproval.

Split reaction
Conservative85%

Likely supports the resolution as a check on regulatory overreach and an important rollback of burdensome rules on large financial institutions.

Prefers market-based solutions and limits on CFPB authority.

Leans supportive
04 · Can it pass?

The path through Congress.

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Passage likelihood45/100

Narrow procedural repeal increases chance, but partisan split on regulatory rollback and stakeholder opposition create uncertainty.

Scope and complexity
24%
Scopenarrow
24%
Complexitylow
Why this could stall
  • Which side controls both chambers at time of consideration
  • Intensity and timing of industry and consumer-group lobbying
05 · Recent votes

Recent votes on the bill.

06 · Go deeper

Go deeper than the headline read.

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Whether nullifying the CFPB rule protects banks or harms consumers

Narrow procedural repeal increases chance, but partisan split on regulatory rollback and stakeholder opposition create uncertainty.

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