A group of 19 state attorneys general and the District of Columbia attorney general have sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer expressing the AGs’ “strong opposition” to S.J. Res. 47, the resolution introduced in the Senate to disapprove the CFPB’s final arbitration rule under the Congressional Review Act.… Continue Reading
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House passes H.J. Res. 111 to override CFPB arbitration rule
By Alan S. Kaplinsky on
Yesterday afternoon, the House of Representatives, by a 231-190 partisan vote, passed H.J. Res. 111 which provides for Congressional disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) of the CFPB’s final arbitration rule. The rule was published on July 19, 2017 in the Federal Register.
Under the CRA, to override the arbitration rule, both the House and Senate must pass a resolution of disapproval within 60 legislative days by a simple majority vote. … Continue Reading