It's not sufficient to put a bill to a vote, of course, but it's not worthless. Other recommendations could have been "prosecute Equifax executives for breaking

It's not sufficient to put a bill to a vote, of course, but it's not worthless. Other recommendations could have been "prosecute Equifax executives for breaking existing laws," or "do nothing, because federal regulation won't solve this problem." The US has been making important legal decisions (about the constitutionality of bills, or the guilt of people who kill in self-defence, for example) on the basis of a reasonableness standard for centuries.