# 119-hr-1944: 10 Percent Credit Card Interest Rate Cap Act

119-hr-1944, 10 Percent Credit Card Interest Rate Cap Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1944
- Congress: 119
- Title: 10 Percent Credit Card Interest Rate Cap Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would cap credit card APRs at 10 percentage points and block fee tactics that sidestep that limit.** This bill would amend the Truth in Lending Act to treat the cap as inclusive of all finance charges and to limit other fees so they cannot be used to evade the rate cap. - Borrowers could sue within 2 years to recover the full amount of interest, finance charges, or fees they paid that exceed the cap. - Creditors who knowingly charge an APR or fees above the cap would forfeit all interest on the obligation and face enforcement under existing Truth in Lending remedies. - Non-finance fees may not be used to evade the cap and the total of such fees may not exceed the finance charges assessed. - State consumer protections that are stronger than this federal cap would remain in force. - The cap and related amendments would be temporary and revert to prior law on Jan. 1, 2031.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- 10% cap on credit card rates: benefit, high. This bill would cap credit card APRs at 10% a year, including all finance charges. Card issuers could not use extra fees to dodge the cap. Non-finance fees could not be more than your total finance charges. The cap would start at enactment and end on January 1, 2031.
- Get back over-the-cap card charges: benefit, medium. If enacted, you could sue if you were charged over the legal cap. The issuer must have done it knowingly. You could recover all interest, finance charges, and fees you paid. You must file within two years of the last overcharge. These rights would start at enactment and end on January 1, 2031.
- Rate cap and remedies end in 2031: cost, high. As written, the 10% cap and fee limits would end on January 1, 2031. After that, card issuers would not be bound by those limits. The recovery tools tied to the cap would also end.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-2038: American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5106: Restore Trust in Congress Act
- 119-hr-4714: End Polluter Welfare Act of 2025
- 119-hres-23: Proxy Voting for New Parents Resolution

## Sources
- [119-hr-1944 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1944)

## Related
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-2038: American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2038)
- [119-hr-5106: Restore Trust in Congress Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5106)
- [119-hr-4714: End Polluter Welfare Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4714)
- [119-hres-23: Proxy Voting for New Parents Resolution](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-23)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1944 (as of 2026-04-21).