H.J. Res. 74 (119th)Bill Overview

Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V)".

Joint ResolutionFinance and Financial Sector|Finance and Financial Sector
Cosponsors
Support
Republican
Introduced
Mar 6, 2025
Discussions
Bill Text
Current stageCommittee

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Introduced
Committee
Floor
President
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Congressional Activities
01 · The brief
Plain-English summaryWhat this bill actually does

This joint resolution disapproves and nullifies the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection rule titled "Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V)" (90 Fed. Reg. 3276, Jan 14, 2025).

Why people may split

Privacy vs deregulation: left stresses medical privacy; right stresses regulatory restraint.

Watch point

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly focused disapproval resolution that clearly identifies the specific rule to be nullified and states the legal result, but it omits fiscal discussion, handling of transitional or retroactive effects, and any follow-up oversight or implementation detail.

This joint resolution disapproves and nullifies the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection rule titled "Prohibition on Creditors and Consumer Reporting Agencies Concerning Medical Information (Regulation V)" (90 Fed.

Reg. 3276, Jan 14, 2025).

If enacted, the resolution would render that CFPB rule "no force or effect."

Passage35/100

Narrow administrative repeal with low fiscal impact but partisan regulatory implications; outcome hinges on Senate dynamics and executive position.

CredibilityAligned

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly focused disapproval resolution that clearly identifies the specific rule to be nullified and states the legal result, but it omits fiscal discussion, handling of transitional or retroactive effects, and any follow-up oversight or implementation detail.

Contention70/100

Privacy vs deregulation: left stresses medical privacy; right stresses regulatory restraint.

02 · What it does

Who stands to gain, and who may push back.

Likely benefits vs burdens50% / 50%
Consumers · LendersFederal agencies

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

Likely helped
  • ConsumersMaintains lower compliance costs for creditors and consumer reporting agencies compared with implementing the new rule.
  • LendersPreserves lenders' ability to use certain medical-related data in underwriting and risk models.
  • Potential benefitAvoids operational disruption to existing credit reporting systems and scoring models.
Likely burdened
  • Federal agenciesRemoves a new federal privacy restriction that would have limited use of consumers' medical information.
  • Potential burdenKeeps pathways for potential medical-information misuse and credit discrimination without the new protections.
  • Federal agenciesPreserves uneven state-level protections rather than establishing a uniform federal privacy standard.
03 · Why people split

Why the argument around this bill splits.

Privacy vs deregulation: left stresses medical privacy; right stresses regulatory restraint.
Progressive15%

Likely opposed.

They would view the CFPB rule's prohibition on creditors and consumer reporting agencies using medical information as a consumer privacy protection.

Nullifying that rule raises concerns about medical privacy, discrimination, and weaker consumer safeguards.

Likely resistant
Centrist45%

Mixed/leaning cautious.

They would weigh consumer privacy protections against regulatory costs and possible impacts on credit markets.

They would likely seek more evidence on harms and benefits before committing to full support or opposition.

Split reaction
Conservative80%

Likely supportive.

They would frame the resolution as checking CFPB overreach and removing a rule that restricts creditors and reporting agencies.

Emphasis on reducing regulation, preserving market flexibility, and limiting administrative power.

Leans supportive
04 · Can it pass?

The path through Congress.

Introduced

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Committee

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Floor

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President

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Law

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Passage likelihood35/100

Narrow administrative repeal with low fiscal impact but partisan regulatory implications; outcome hinges on Senate dynamics and executive position.

Scope and complexity
24%
Scopenarrow
24%
Complexitylow
Why this could stall
  • Senate cloture and supermajority prospects
  • President's likely signature or veto stance
05 · Recent votes

Recent votes on the bill.

No vote history yet

The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.

06 · Go deeper

Go deeper than the headline read.

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Privacy vs deregulation: left stresses medical privacy; right stresses regulatory restraint.

Narrow administrative repeal with low fiscal impact but partisan regulatory implications; outcome hinges on Senate dynamics and executive p…

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Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a narrowly focused disapproval resolution that clearly identifies the specific rule to be nullified and states the legal result, but it omits fiscal discussion, ha…

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