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H.J.Res. 163

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Summary

H.J.Res. 163, “Providing 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 the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Application of Regulation Z's Ability-To-Repay Rule to Certain Situations Involving Successors-In-Interest"”, was introduced in the House on Apr 30, 2026 by Rep. Cleo Fields (D). It was referred to Financial Services, and last saw action on Apr 30, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.


Record

Text

H.J.Res. 163 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hjres163/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HJ 163 IH: Providing 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 the withdrawal of the rule relating to “Application of Regulation Z’s Ability-To-Repay Rule to Certain Situations Involving Successors-In-Interest”.
U.S. House of Representatives
2026-04-30
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Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
IA 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 163 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 30, 2026 Mr. Fields submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services JOINT RESOLUTION
Providing 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 the withdrawal of the rule relating to Application of Regulation Z’s Ability-To-Repay Rule to Certain Situations Involving Successors-In-Interest .
That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to Application of Regulation Z's Ability-To-Repay Rule to Certain Situations Involving Successors-In-Interest (79 Fed. Reg. 41631 (July 17, 2014)) (90 Fed. Reg. 20084 (May 12, 2025)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2026-04-30
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

Providing 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 the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Application of Regulation Z's Ability-To-Repay Rule to Certain Situations Involving Successors-In-Interest".

Sponsors

Rep. Cleo Fields (D) sponsors H.J.Res. 163 alone.

Committees

H.J.Res. 163 went before 1 committee: Financial Services.

Financial Services
Financial Services
Referred To · Apr 30, 2026 · 559 Bills

Actions

H.J.Res. 163 has taken 2 actions since Apr 30, 2026.

ChamberAction
Apr 30, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Apr 30, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.Financial Services Committee

Votes

H.J.Res. 163 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.J.Res. 163, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.J.Res. 163 goes by 2 titles.

  • Providing 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 the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Application of Regulation Z's Ability-To-Repay Rule to Certain Situations Involving Successors-In-Interest". — Display Title
  • Providing 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 the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Application of Regulation Z's Ability-To-Repay Rule to Certain Situations Involving Successors-In-Interest". — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 92 registered lobbyists who named H.J.Res. 163 in 2 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Energy/Nuclear, Environment/Superfund, Homeland Security, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Telecommunications, Transportation.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTEGeneral business - investor owned electric utilitiesDistrict of Columbia11$30K
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.District of Columbia11

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.11
MISSY EDWARDS STRATEGIES, LLC11$30K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 92.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 first_quarter$19.3M1st Quarter - Report
EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTEMISSY EDWARDS STRATEGIES, LLC2025 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.J.Res. 163 under Finance and Financial Sector, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.J.Res. 163’s is Finance and Financial Sector.

hjres163/policy-areas.txt
Finance and Financial SectorAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.J.Res. 163, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 76 (Thursday, April 30, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FIELDS:H.J. Res. 163.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 and Clause 18 (relating tothe power to make all laws necessary and proper for carryingout the powers vested in Congress)[Page H3333]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com