S.J. Res. 15 (119th)Bill Overview

A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network relating to "Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers".

Joint ResolutionFinance and Financial Sector|Finance and Financial Sector
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Republican
Introduced
Feb 5, 2025
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Bill Text
Current stageCommittee

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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

<p>This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) titled <em>Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers </em>and published on August 29, 2024. This rule requires persons involved in real estate closings and settlements to report to FinCEN any non-financed (i.e., cash) transfers of residential property to certain legal entities and trusts.</p>

Why people may split

The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.

Watch point

The next hurdle is converting committee movement into a floor coalition.

<p>This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) titled <em>Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers </em>and published on August 29, 2024.

This rule requires persons involved in real estate closings and settlements to report to FinCEN any non-financed (i.e., cash) transfers of residential property to certain legal entities and trusts.</p>

Passage38/100

This bill has moved beyond introduction, but committee and floor dynamics still determine whether it can build durable support.

CredibilityPartial

How solid the drafting looks.

Contention62/100

The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.

02 · What it does

Who stands to gain, and who may push back.

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03 · Why people split

Why the argument around this bill splits.

The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.
Progressive

The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.

Unclear
Centrist

The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.

Unclear
Conservative

The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.

Unclear
04 · Can it pass?

The path through Congress.

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Reached or meaningfully advanced

Committee

Reached or meaningfully advanced

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President

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Passage likelihood38/100

This bill has moved beyond introduction, but committee and floor dynamics still determine whether it can build durable support.

Why this could stall
  • The next hurdle is converting committee movement into a floor coalition.
05 · Recent votes

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06 · Go deeper

Go deeper than the headline read.

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The main political fault lines are not fully surfaced yet, so coalition durability is still unclear.

This bill has moved beyond introduction, but committee and floor dynamics still determine whether it can build durable support.

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