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SJRES 70 118th Congress Senate Finance and Financial Sector Administrative law and regulatory procedures Congressional oversight Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Financial services and investments User charges and fees

A 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 "Credit Card Penalty Fees (Regulation Z)".

Introduced: April 8, 2024 Introduced by: Scott, Tim Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau titled Credit Card Penalty Fees (Regulation Z) and published on March 15, 2024. The rule lowers the safe-harbor cap on certain credit card late fees. In particular, late fees allowed under safe-harbor provisions must be capped at $8 when charged by a large credit card issuer. This cap is not subject to annual adjustment to reflect inflation. 

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

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