SJRES 141 United States Senate · 119th Congress

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Debt Collection Practices (Regulation F); Deceptive and Unfair Collection of Medical Debt".

This bill seeks to overturn a rule issued by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection that would have removed previous restrictions on how medical debt is collected. It directly affects medical debt collectors and consumers by attempting to reinstate earlier regulations that prohibited deceptive and unfair collection practices. The legislation uses a congressional disapproval process to declare the new rule invalid, meaning the previous protections for medical debt collectors would remain in place. If passed, this action would prevent the Bureau from withdrawing the existing guidelines on medical debt collection.
Bill status in committee 2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
President
Introduced Mar 19, 2026 Last action May 13, 2026
Floor votes · Senate May 13, 2026

How they voted

5050
Failed
Total votes 100
May 13, 2026
D Democratic45
45 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican53
3 Yea 50 Nay
94% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
2
May 13, 2026
Vote failed
Senate Vote: Motion to Proceed Rejected (50-50)
senate
Apr 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).
upper
Mar 19, 2026
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
upper
Mar 19, 2026
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Raphael G. Warnock
Raphael G. Warnock
DDemocratic
GA
n/a