What is the current status of SJRES 133?

SJRES 133 is currently: In Senate.

Who sponsored SJRES 133?

SJRES 133 was sponsored by Lisa Blunt Rochester (D), Sen.

Restores Guidance Blocking Sealed Records in Background Checks

IntroducedMarch 18, 2026

In Senate5 months ago

Intro

Senate

House

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The House voted against taking this up.

It stays where it is unless leadership tries again.

Finance and Financial Sector

Why This Matters

This resolution would undo the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's 2025 decision to withdraw its guidance on background check accuracy. That would bring back the Bureau's official view that background check companies must keep sealed, expunged, and duplicate records off the reports they sell.

If a court sealed or expunged your record, federal regulators would again say background check companies should not show it to a landlord or employer.

Who this affects

Job and apartment applicants · People with sealed or expunged records · Background check companies · Employers and landlords

What does this resolution do?

1The 2024 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau guidance stated that background check companies lack reasonable accuracy procedures if they report expunged, sealed, or legally restricted court records.
2The guidance also told these companies to screen out duplicate entries, such as one criminal case listed multiple times on a single report.
3It explained how the Fair Credit Reporting Act's seven-year limit on reporting most negative items, like old arrests without convictions, should be counted.
4In May 2025, the Bureau withdrew this guidance. This resolution would cancel that withdrawal, though the guidance is an interpretation of existing law rather than a new regulation.
5The resolution takes effect only if both the House and Senate pass it and the President signs it or Congress overrides a veto.

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Restores Guidance Blocking Sealed Records in Background Checks

IntroducedMarch 18, 2026

In Senate5 months ago

Intro

Senate

House

Pres

The House voted against taking this up.

It stays where it is unless leadership tries again.

Finance and Financial Sector

Why This Matters

If a court sealed or expunged your record, federal regulators would again say background check companies should not show it to a landlord or employer.

Who this affects

Job and apartment applicants · People with sealed or expunged records · Background check companies · Employers and landlords

What does this resolution do?

1The 2024 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau guidance stated that background check companies lack reasonable accuracy procedures if they report expunged, sealed, or legally restricted court records.
2The guidance also told these companies to screen out duplicate entries, such as one criminal case listed multiple times on a single report.
3It explained how the Fair Credit Reporting Act's seven-year limit on reporting most negative items, like old arrests without convictions, should be counted.
4In May 2025, the Bureau withdrew this guidance. This resolution would cancel that withdrawal, though the guidance is an interpretation of existing law rather than a new regulation.
5The resolution takes effect only if both the House and Senate pass it and the President signs it or Congress overrides a veto.

Read full document

Last changed today · checked hourly