H.J. Res. 47 (119th)Bill Overview

Disapprove OCC Quality Control Standards for Automated Valuation Models

CRA DisapprovalFinance and Financial Sector|Finance and Financial Sector
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Republican
Introduced
Feb 12, 2025
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Bill Text
Current stageCommittee

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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01 · The brief
Plain-English summaryWhat this bill actually does

This joint resolution invokes the Congressional Review Act to disapprove the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule titled “Quality Control Standards for Automated Valuation Models” (89 Fed. Reg. 64538).

Why people may split

Liberty vs. oversight: conservatives stress regulatory burden; liberals stress consumer protections.

Watch point

Narrow deregulatory measure is procedurally simple; partisan split on regulation makes passage plausible but not assured.

This joint resolution invokes the Congressional Review Act to disapprove the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule titled “Quality Control Standards for Automated Valuation Models” (89 Fed.

Reg. 64538).

If enacted, the resolution would nullify that OCC rule and prevent it from taking effect.

Passage30/100

Content is narrow and administratively simple, aiding House prospects, but Senate hurdles and political opposition reduce overall chances.

CredibilityPartial

How solid the drafting looks.

Contention72/100

Liberty vs. oversight: conservatives stress regulatory burden; liberals stress consumer protections.

02 · What it does

Who stands to gain, and who may push back.

Likely benefits vs burdens50% / 50%
Developers · CommunitiesFederal agencies

These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.

Likely helped
  • Potential benefitReduces compliance costs for national banks and thrifts that would follow the OCC rule.
  • DevelopersPreserves operational flexibility for AVM developers and financial institutions.
  • CommunitiesLowers regulatory burden likely felt more by smaller community banks and lenders.
Likely burdened
  • Potential burdenRemoves a standardized quality-control framework intended to improve AVM accuracy.
  • Potential burdenIncreases the risk of valuation errors affecting mortgage underwriting and investor risks.
  • Federal agenciesReduces federal oversight that could mitigate biased or discriminatory AVM outputs.
03 · Why people split

Why the argument around this bill splits.

Liberty vs. oversight: conservatives stress regulatory burden; liberals stress consumer protections.
Progressive15%

Likely opposed.

Progressives would view the OCC rule as a consumer- and fairness-oriented safeguard for automated valuation models (AVMs).

Disapproving the rule removes a federal oversight tool meant to improve valuation accuracy and reduce bias.

Likely resistant
Centrist50%

Mixed/conditional.

Moderates will weigh consumer protection gains against compliance costs and implementation detail.

They would want clearer cost-benefit evidence and possible tailoring for smaller institutions.

Split reaction
Conservative80%

Likely supportive.

Conservatives will view the resolution as a check on regulatory overreach that imposes costly mandates on banks and stifles fintech innovation.

The CRA approach is a conventional way to block rules deemed excessive.

Leans supportive
04 · Can it pass?

The path through Congress.

Introduced

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Committee

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Floor

Still ahead

President

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Law

Still ahead

Passage likelihood30/100

Content is narrow and administratively simple, aiding House prospects, but Senate hurdles and political opposition reduce overall chances.

Scope and complexity
24%
Scopenarrow
24%
Complexitylow
Why this could stall
  • Administration/agency support or opposition to disapproval
  • Level of organized industry or consumer lobbying for or against
05 · Recent votes

Recent votes on the bill.

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06 · Go deeper

Go deeper than the headline read.

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Liberty vs. oversight: conservatives stress regulatory burden; liberals stress consumer protections.

Content is narrow and administratively simple, aiding House prospects, but Senate hurdles and political opposition reduce overall chances.

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