United States · Bill · SJRES
S.J.Res. 70 (118th)
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
8 April 2024
Last action
8 April 2024 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sponsors
Tim Scott, Jerry Moran, Kevin Cramer, Mike Rounds, John Barrasso, John Thune, Thomas Tillis, Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN], Steve Daines, Bill Hagerty, John Boozman, Katie Britt, Marsha Blackburn, Ted Budd, Tommy Tuberville, Mike Lee
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
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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Timeline
8 April 2024
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
8 April 2024
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 8 April 2024 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 8 April 2024
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 8 April 2024
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 8 April 2024
Sponsors
- Tim Scott · R · Sponsor
- Jerry Moran · R · Sponsor
- Kevin Cramer · R · Sponsor
- Mike Rounds · R · Sponsor
- John Barrasso · R · Sponsor
- John Thune · R · Sponsor
- Thomas Tillis · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
- Steve Daines · R · Sponsor
- Bill Hagerty · R · Sponsor
- John Boozman · R · Sponsor
- Katie Britt · R · Sponsor
- Marsha Blackburn · R · Sponsor
- Ted Budd · R · Sponsor
- Tommy Tuberville · R · Cosponsor
- Mike Lee · R · Cosponsor
- · ssbk00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → 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)".
- related to → 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)".
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/70
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/sjres/70
- us · 118-sjres-70 · source updated 5 December 2025