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H.J.Res.166 / 119th Congress

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 the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Bulletin 2015-07 re: in-person collection of consumer debt".

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] · D–CO

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  • Financial Services Committee
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    1. Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

    2. Introduced in House

    3. Introduced in House

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    AI-generated · Source-checked by AI · Oct 19, 2026

    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.

    What it would do

    This proposed resolution would cancel a federal consumer-finance agency’s rule withdrawing an earlier measure about collecting consumer debts in person. Its focus is the withdrawal rule; the supplied text does not explain what specific debt-collection protections or requirements would apply afterward.

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    That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to Bulletin 2015–07 re: in-person collection of consumer debt (December 16, 2015)) (90 Fed. Reg. 20084 (May 12, 2025)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.
    Official bill text · Introduced in House · 2026-04-30

    How it would work

    If enacted, the resolution would disapprove the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection’s withdrawal rule identified in the Federal Register, the federal government’s publication for rules and notices, on May 12, 2025. That withdrawal rule would have no legal force or effect.

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    That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to Bulletin 2015–07 re: in-person collection of consumer debt (December 16, 2015)) (90 Fed. Reg. 20084 (May 12, 2025)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.
    Official bill text · Introduced in House · 2026-04-30

    What the record shows

    The supplied action snapshot, updated September 19, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Financial Services on April 30, 2026.

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    Source snapshot updated 2026-09-19T23:28:59Z. 2026-04-30: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. 2026-04-30: Introduced in House
    Official legislative record · 2026-09-19T23:28:59Z

    Riders & Targeted Benefits

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    Other targeted benefits

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    What this analysis cannot establish

    • The bundle does not include the withdrawal rule or Bulletin 2015–07. It therefore does not establish the underlying collection standards, their coverage or exceptions, or precisely how disapproval would affect them.
    • The supplied resolution specifies no separate implementation date, enforcement process, or termination condition.
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