119th (2025–2027)
H.J.Res. 160
This joint resolution would block the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from withdrawing its whistleblower protection rule for financial services employees. The rule in question, known as Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-04, provides protections for employees who report violations of consumer financial protection laws. By using the congressional disapproval process, this resolution would prevent the CFPB from eliminating these whistleblower safeguards, effectively keeping the protections in place. If passed by both chambers and signed by the President, the CFPB's withdrawal of the rule would be nullified and have no legal effect. The resolution affects financial services companies and their employees who would otherwise lose these federal whistleblower protections.