of each House, respectively, but applicable only with 
respect to the procedure to be followed in that 
House in the case of a joint resolution described in 
subsection (a) and superseding other rules only 
where explicitly so; and 
‘‘(2) with full recognition of the constitutional 
right of either House to change the rules (so far as 
they relate to the procedure of that House) at any 
time, in the same manner and to the same extent as 
in the case of any other rule of that House. 
‘‘SEC. 1100K. CONGRESSIONAL DISAPPROVAL PROCEDURE 
FOR NONMAJOR RULES. 
‘‘(a) For purposes of this section, the term ‘joint res-
olution’ means only a joint resolution introduced in the 
period beginning on the date on which the report referred 
to in section 1100I(a)(1)(A) is received by Congress and 
ending 60 days thereafter (excluding days either House 
of Congress is adjourned for more than 3 days during a 
session of Congress), the matter after the resolving clause 
of which is as follows: ‘That Congress disapproves the 
nonmajor rule submitted by the lll relating to 
lll, and such rule shall have no force or effect.’ (The 
blank spaces being appropriately filled in). 
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‘‘(b) A joint resolution described in subsection (a) 
shall be referred to the committees in each House of Con-
gress with jurisdiction. 
‘‘(c) In the Senate, if the committee to which is re-
ferred a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has 
not reported such joint resolution (or an identical joint 
resolution) at the end of 15 session days after the date 
of introduction of the joint resolution, such committee may 
be discharged from further consideration of such joint res-
olution upon a petition supported in writing by 30 Mem-
bers of the Senate, and such joint resolution shall be 
placed on the calendar. 
‘‘(d)(1) In the Senate, when the committee to which 
a joint resolution is referred has reported, or when a com-
mittee is discharged (under subsection (c)) from further 
consideration of a joint resolution described in subsection 
(a), it is at any time thereafter in order (even though a 
previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to) 
for a motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint 
resolution, and all points of order against the joint resolu-
tion (and against consideration of the joint resolution) are 
waived. The motion is not subject to amendment, or to 
a motion to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the 
consideration of other business. A motion to reconsider the 
vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall 
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not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration 
of the joint resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution 
shall remain the unfinished business of the Senate until 
disposed of. 
‘‘(2) In the Senate, debate on the joint resolution, 
and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection 
therewith, shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, 
which shall be divided equally between those favoring and 
those opposing the joint resolution. A motion to further 
limit debate is in order and not debatable. An amendment 
to, or a motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to 
the consideration of other business, or a motion to recom-
mit the joint resolution is not in order. 
‘‘(3) In the Senate, immediately following the conclu-
sion of the debate on a joint resolution described in sub-
section (a), and a single quorum call at the conclusion of 
the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the 
Senate, the vote on final passage of the joint resolution 
shall occur. 
‘‘(4) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating 
to the application of the rules of the Senate to the proce-
dure relating to a joint resolution described in subsection 
(a) shall be decided without debate. 
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‘‘(e) In the Senate, the procedure specified in sub-
section (c) or (d) shall not apply to the consideration of 
a joint resolution respecting a nonmajor rule— 
‘‘(1) after the expiration of the 60 session days 
beginning with the applicable submission or publica-
tion date; or 
‘‘(2) if the report under section 1100I(a)(1)(A) 
was submitted during the period referred to in sec-
tion 1100I(d)(1), after the expiration of the 60 ses-
sion days beginning on the 15th session day after 
the succeeding session of Congress first convenes. 
‘‘(f) If, before the passage by one House of a joint 
resolution of that House described in subsection (a), that 
House receives from the other House a joint resolution 
described in subsection (a), then the following procedures 
shall apply: 
‘‘(1) The joint resolution of the other House 
shall not be referred to a committee. 
‘‘(2) With respect to a joint resolution described 
in subsection (a) of the House receiving the joint 
resolution— 
‘‘(A) the procedure in that House shall be 
the same as if no joint resolution had been re-
ceived from the other House; but 
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‘‘(B) the vote on final passage shall be on 
the joint resolution of the other House. 
‘‘SEC. 1100L. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘For purposes of this subtitle: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘Bureau’ means the Bureau of 
Consumer Financial Protection. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘major rule’ means any rule, in-
cluding an interim final rule, that the Administrator 
of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs 
of the Office of Management and Budget finds has 
resulted in or is likely to result in— 
‘‘(A) an annual effect on the economy of 
$100 million or more; 
‘‘(B) a major increase in costs or prices for 
consumers, 
individual 
industries, 
Federal, 
State, or local government agencies, or geo-
graphic regions; or 
‘‘(C) significant adverse effects on competi-
tion, employment, investment, productivity, in-
novation, or on the ability of United States- 
based enterprises to compete with foreign-based 
enterprises in domestic and export markets. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘nonmajor rule’ means any rule 
that is not a major rule. 
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‘‘(4) The term ‘rule’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 551 of title 5, United States 
Code, except that such term does not include— 
‘‘(A) any rule of particular applicability, 
including a rule that approves or prescribes for 
the future rates, wages, prices, services, or al-
lowances therefore, corporate or financial struc-
tures, reorganizations, mergers, or acquisitions 
thereof, or accounting practices or disclosures 
bearing on any of the foregoing; 
‘‘(B) any rule relating to agency manage-
ment or personnel; or 
‘‘(C) any rule of agency organization, pro-
cedure, or practice that does not substantially 
affect the rights or obligations of non-agency 
parties. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘submission date or publication 
date’, except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, 
means— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a major rule, the date 
on which the Congress receives the report sub-
mitted under section 1100I(a)(1); and 
‘‘(B) in the case of a nonmajor rule, the 
later of— 
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‘‘(i) the date on which the Congress 
receives the report submitted under section 
1100I(a)(1); and 
‘‘(ii) the date on which the nonmajor 
rule is published in the Federal Register, if 
so published. 
‘‘SEC. 1100M. JUDICIAL REVIEW. 
‘‘(a) No determination, finding, action, or omission 
under this subtitle shall be subject to judicial review. 
‘‘(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a court may de-
termine whether a Federal agency has completed the nec-
essary requirements under this subtitle for a rule to take 
effect. 
‘‘(c) The enactment of a joint resolution of approval 
under section 1100J shall not be interpreted to serve as 
a grant or modification of statutory authority by Congress 
for the promulgation of a rule, shall not extinguish or af-
fect any claim, whether substantive or procedural, against 
any alleged defect in a rule, and shall not form part of 
the record before the court in any judicial proceeding con-
cerning a rule except for purposes of determining whether 
or not the rule is in effect. 
‘‘SEC. 1100N. EFFECTIVE DATE OF CERTAIN RULES. 
‘‘Notwithstanding section 1100I— 
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‘‘(1) any rule that establishes, modifies, opens, 
closes, or conducts a regulatory program for a com-
mercial, recreational, or subsistence activity related 
to hunting, fishing, or camping; or 
‘‘(2) any rule other than a major rule which the 
Bureau for good cause finds (and incorporates the 
finding and a brief statement of reasons therefore in 
the rule issued) that notice and public procedure 
thereon are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary 
to the public interest, 
shall take effect at such time as the Bureau promulgating 
the rule determines.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table 
of contents in section 1 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street 
Reform and Consumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5301 
et seq.) is amended by inserting after the item relating 
to section 1100H the following: 
‘‘Subtitle I—Congressional Review of Bureau Rulemaking 
‘‘Sec. 1100I. Congressional review. 
‘‘Sec. 1100J. Congressional approval procedure for major rules. 
‘‘Sec. 1100K. Congressional disapproval procedure for nonmajor rules. 
‘‘Sec. 1100L. Definitions. 
‘‘Sec. 1100M. Judicial review. 
‘‘Sec. 1100N. Effective date of certain rules.’’. 
(c) BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF RULES SUBJECT TO 
SECTION 1100J OF THE CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTEC-
TION ACT OF 2010.—Section 257(b)(2) of the Balanced 
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is 
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amended by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(E) BUDGETARY
EFFECTS
OF
RULES 
SUBJECT TO SECTION 1100J OF THE CONSUMER 
FINANCIAL
PROTECTION
ACT
OF
2010.—Any 
rules subject to the congressional approval pro-
cedure set forth in section 1100J of the Con-
sumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 affect-
ing budget authority, outlays, or receipts shall 
be assumed to be effective unless it is not ap-
proved in accordance with such section.’’. 
Æ 
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