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Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] · D–LA
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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PlainBill explanation
Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-04-30 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This resolution proposes to cancel the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection’s withdrawal of an earlier rule about ability-to-repay requirements—requirements concerning whether a borrower can repay a loan. That earlier rule concerns certain successors in interest, meaning parties who take over another party’s legal interest. The resolution would make the withdrawal legally ineffective; the supplied text does not explain who qualifies or what requirements would then apply.
That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to Application of Regulation Z's Ability-To-Repay Rule to Certain Situations Involving Successors-In-Interest (79 Fed. Reg. 41631 (July 17, 2014)) (90 Fed. Reg. 20084 (May 12, 2025)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.
The proposed disapproval targets the withdrawal cited in the Federal Register on May 12, 2025, concerning the earlier rule cited on July 17, 2014. It would give that withdrawal “no force or effect.” Those dates identify the regulatory publications; the resolution does not state a separate implementation date.
That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to Application of Regulation Z's Ability-To-Repay Rule to Certain Situations Involving Successors-In-Interest (79 Fed. Reg. 41631 (July 17, 2014)) (90 Fed. Reg. 20084 (May 12, 2025)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.
The supplied September 19, 2026 source snapshot records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Financial Services on April 30, 2026. It supplies no later legislative action.
Source snapshot updated 2026-09-19T23:28:48Z. 2026-04-30: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. 2026-04-30: Introduced in House 2026-04-30: Introduced in House
A closer look
Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2026-04-30. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
None identified in the reviewed text
No unrelated provision was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not establish what appears in other versions or accompanying materials.
Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
None identified in the reviewed text
No congressionally directed spending was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version; earmark disclosures and accompanying committee materials were not supplied.
Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
Evidence is limited
The complete supplied resolution was reviewed, but the referenced regulatory texts are absent. The bundle does not establish whether canceling the withdrawal would create or restore a materially narrow exemption or preferential treatment.
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