H.J. Res. 64 (119th)Bill Overview

Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications".

Joint ResolutionFinance and Financial Sector|Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversight
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Support
Republican
Introduced
Feb 27, 2025
Discussions
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, submitted under the Congressional Review Act, disapproves the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s December 10, 2024 final rule titled “Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General‑Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications” (89 Fed. Reg. 99582).

Why people may split

Progressives emphasize consumer protections and agency oversight.

Watch point

Narrow deregulatory action typically moves more easily in the House, but partisan divide lowers bipartisan support.

This joint resolution, submitted under the Congressional Review Act, disapproves the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s December 10, 2024 final rule titled “Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General‑Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications” (89 Fed.

Reg. 99582).

If enacted, the resolution would declare that the CFPB rule has no force or effect.

Passage30/100

Narrow and administratively simple but politically contested; Senate supermajority and executive approval present major obstacles.

CredibilityPartial

How solid the drafting looks.

Contention70/100

Progressives emphasize consumer protections and agency oversight.

02 · What it does

Who stands to gain, and who may push back.

Likely benefits vs burdens50% / 50%
Federal agenciesFederal agencies · Consumers

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

Likely helped
  • Potential benefitReduces regulatory compliance costs for digital payment providers designated as larger participants.
  • Federal agenciesPreserves operational flexibility and product innovation by avoiding new federal supervisory requirements.
  • Federal agenciesLimits federal oversight, potentially encouraging investment in fintech and digital payment startups.
Likely burdened
  • Federal agenciesRemoves a federal supervisory framework that would have enhanced consumer protections for large payment apps.
  • Potential burdenIncreases risk that large payment platforms will operate without standardized oversight.
  • ConsumersCould leave consumers exposed to data privacy, fraud, and operational risks without CFPB rules.
03 · Why people split

Why the argument around this bill splits.

Progressives emphasize consumer protections and agency oversight.
Progressive15%

Likely opposed.

This persona generally supports strong CFPB oversight of large digital payment platforms to protect consumers and ensure accountability.

They would see disapproval as a rollback of consumer protections and regulatory oversight of big technology firms.

Likely resistant
Centrist50%

Mixed to cautious.

This persona weighs consumer protection benefits against regulatory costs and legal clarity.

They want evidentiary justification for CFPB authority over digital payment apps and clearer cost/benefit analysis before choosing sides.

Split reaction
Conservative85%

Likely supportive.

This persona tends to view CFPB expansion into digital payment apps as regulatory overreach that can stifle innovation and impose burdens on businesses.

They would favor using the resolution to halt the rule's implementation.

Leans supportive
04 · Can it pass?

The path through Congress.

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Committee

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Passage likelihood30/100

Narrow and administratively simple but politically contested; Senate supermajority and executive approval present major obstacles.

Scope and complexity
24%
Scopenarrow
24%
Complexitylow
Why this could stall
  • No cost or agency impact estimate included in text
  • How broadly courts might interpret post-nullification effects
05 · Recent votes

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06 · Go deeper

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Progressives emphasize consumer protections and agency oversight.

Narrow and administratively simple but politically contested; Senate supermajority and executive approval present major obstacles.

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