119-HR4735

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119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 4735

1. Short title
2. Clarification to the authority of the Bureau with respect to persons regulated by a State insurance regulator

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the "Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2025".

2. Clarification to the authority of the Bureau with respect to persons regulated by a State insurance regulator

Section 1027(f) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5517(f)) is amended—

(1) Authority - in paragraph (2)—

(A) Authority - by striking "Description of activities.—Paragraph (1)" and inserting:

(A) Authority - Paragraph (1)

(B) Limitation - by inserting after subparagraph (A) (as added by this Act) the following new subparagraph:

(B) Limitation - With respect to a person regulated by a State insurance regulator—

(i) - and if such person is offering or providing a consumer financial product or service, the Bureau may not enforce this title with respect to such person to the extent such person is engaged in the business of insurance; or

(ii) - and if such person is subject to any enumerated consumer law or any law for which authorities are transferred under subtitle F or H, the authority of the Bureau to enforce such law with respect to such person shall be narrowly construed to the extent such person is engaged in the business of insurance.

(2) Rule of construction - by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

(4) Rule of construction - The enforcement of this title shall be broadly construed in favor of the authority of a State insurance regulator with respect to a person regulated by a State insurance regulator.