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A joint resolution disapproving of the rule submitted by the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility".

Bill: 118-sjres-18
Sponsor: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
Introduced: 2023-03-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Homeland Security
Immigrant health and welfare
Immigration status and procedures

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-08
text: 
This joint resolution nullifies the final rule submitted by the Department of Homeland Security titled 
 Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility 
 and published on September 9, 2022. 
 
The 2022 final rule nullified an August 14, 2019, final rule. The 2019 final rule made it more likely that a non-U.S. national (
alien
 under federal law) would be denied admission or lawful permanent resident status because that individual is likely to become a public charge (i.e., receive certain public benefits). This joint resolution restores into effect the nullified 2019 final rule.

action_date: 2023-05-17
text: 
This joint resolution nullifies the final rule submitted by the Department of Homeland Security titled 
 Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility 
 and published on September 9, 2022. 
 
The 2022 final rule nullified an August 14, 2019, final rule. The 2019 final rule made it more likely that a non-U.S. national (
alien
 under federal law) would be denied admission or lawful permanent resident status because that individual is likely to become a public charge (i.e., receive certain public benefits). This joint resolution restores into effect the nullified 2019 final rule.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-22
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2023-05-22
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 47. Record Vote Number: 130. (text: CR S1701)
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 47. Record Vote Number: 130.(text: CR S1701)
action_date: 2023-05-17
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S1698-1701)
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 77.
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).
action_date: 2023-03-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-03-08
text: Introduced in Senate
A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Bill: 118-sjres-19
Sponsor: Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN]
Introduced: 2023-03-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-15
text: 
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment that requires federal expenditures and receipts to be balanced, which may occur over more than one year. 
 
Under the amendment, expenditures include all federal expenditures except those for payment of debt. Receipts do not include receipts derived from borrowing. 
 
The amendment requires Congress to achieve balance within 10 years of the ratification of the amendment.
 
In an emergency situation, two-thirds of the House of Representatives and the Senate may authorize additional expenditures that are not otherwise permitted by the amendment. The additional expenditures must be for a limited time, and debts incurred from the expenditures must be paid as soon as practicable.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-03-15
text: Introduced in Senate
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Justice and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives relating to "Factoring Criteria for Firearms With Attached 'Stabilizing Braces'".

Bill: 118-sjres-20
Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
Introduced: 2023-03-15 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Justice
Firearms and explosives

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-15
text: 
This joint resolution nullifies the rule issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives titled 
Factoring Criteria for Firearms With Attached &quot;Stabilizing Braces&quot;
 and published on January 31, 2023. The rule establishes criteria for determining whether a firearm equipped with an attached stabilizing brace that facilitates shoulder fire is a rifle subject to regulation (e.g., registration) under the National Firearms Act. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-15
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-03-15
text: Introduced in Senate
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to require that the Supreme Court of the United States be composed of nine justices.

Bill: 118-sjres-21
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-03-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Constitution and constitutional amendments
Judges
Supreme Court

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: 
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment requiring the Supreme Court to consist of nine Justices. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-03-22
text: Introduced in Senate
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Waivers and Modifications of Federal Student Loans".

Bill: 118-sjres-22
Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
Introduced: 2023-03-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Education
Government lending and loan guarantees
Higher education
Student aid and college costs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-27
text: 
This joint resolution nullifies the rule issued by the Department of Education on October 12, 2022, that suspends federal student loan payments and discharges debt.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-03-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-03-27
text: Introduced in Senate
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Marine Fisheries Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat".

Bill: 118-sjres-23
Sponsor: Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]
Introduced: 2023-03-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of Commerce
Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Summary:
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: 
This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service titled
 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat
 and published on June 24, 2022. 
 
The 2022 rule rescinds an earlier rule which limited the ability of the service to designate an area a 
critical habitat
. Areas designated as 
critical habitat
 are subject to certain statutory restrictions.
 
 

action_date: 2023-05-11
text: 
This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service titled
 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical Habitat
 and published on June 24, 2022. 
 
The 2022 rule rescinds an earlier rule which limited the ability of the service to designate an area a 
critical habitat
. Areas designated as 
critical habitat
 are subject to certain statutory restrictions.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 49. Record Vote Number: 122. (text: CR S1613)
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 49. Record Vote Number: 122.(text: CR S1613)
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S1609, S1612-1613)
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 61.
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).
action_date: 2023-05-10
text: Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2023-03-30
text: Introduced in Senate
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations in the United States".

Bill: 118-sjres-25
Sponsor: Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]
Introduced: 2023-04-25 in the Senate
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
action_date: 2023-04-25
text: 
This joint resolution nullifies a Department of Labor final rule entitled 
Adverse Effect Wage Rate Methodology for the Temporary Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in Non-Range Occupations in the United States
 and published on February 28, 2023. This rule makes changes to the methodology used to set adverse effect wage rates for H-2A workers (temporary agricultural workers), including by using Bureau of Labor Statistics wage surveys in certain instances. (Generally, the minimum wage for an H-2A worker is the highest of the adverse effect wage rate, the applicable minimum wage, the prevailing wage for that occupation in that area, or any agreed-upon collective bargaining wage.) 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-04-25
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-04-25
text: Introduced in Senate
A joint resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022.

Bill: 118-sjres-26
Sponsor: Sen. Vance, J. D. [R-OH]
Introduced: 2023-05-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Congressional oversight
District of Columbia
Law enforcement administration and funding
State and local government operations

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: 
This joint resolution nullifies the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022, enacted by the Council of the District of Columbia. The act sets forth a variety of measures that focus on policing, including measures prohibiting the use of certain neck restraints by law enforcement officers, requiring additional procedures related to body-worn cameras, and expanding access to police disciplinary records.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Introduced in Senate
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs of the Department of Labor relating to "Rescission of Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause's Religious Exemption Rule".

Bill: 118-sjres-27
Sponsor: Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]
Introduced: 2023-05-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: 
This joint resolution nullifies the final rule submitted by the Department of Labor titled 
Rescission of Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause's Religious Exemption Rule
. This rule, which became effective March 31, 2023, rescinded a rule that became effective January 8, 2021. The rule that became effective in 2021 expanded the religious exemption to the prohibition on federal contractors and subcontractors discriminating in employment decisions based on race, religion, sexual orientation, or other factors.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-05-11
text: Introduced in Senate
A joint resolution providing for the reappointment of Roger W. Ferguson as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

Bill: 118-sjres-28
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2023-05-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Federal officials
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Smithsonian Institution

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: 
This joint resolution reappoints Roger W. Ferguson to the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Introduced in Senate
A joint resolution providing for the reappointment of Michael Govan as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

Bill: 118-sjres-29
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2023-05-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Federal officials
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Smithsonian Institution

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: 
This joint resolution provides for the reappointment of Michael Govan as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Introduced in Senate
A joint resolution providing for the appointment of Antoinette Bush as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

Bill: 118-sjres-30
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV]
Introduced: 2023-05-16 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Federal officials
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
Smithsonian Institution

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: 
This joint resolution provides for the appointment of Antoinette Bush as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Introduced in Senate
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Federal 'Good Neighbor Plan' for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards".

Bill: 118-sjres-31
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2023-06-08 in the Senate
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Air quality
Climate change and greenhouse gases
Congressional oversight
Electric power generation and transmission
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental regulatory procedures
Industrial facilities

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-08
text: 
This joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency rule relating to 
Federal &quot;Good Neighbor Plan&quot; for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards
 (88 Fed. Reg. 36654) and published on June 5, 2023. The rule ensures that 23 states meet &quot;Good Neighbor&quot; standards required by the Clean Air Act by reducing pollution that significantly contributes to problems attaining and maintaining health-based air quality standards for ground-level ozone in downwind states.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-08
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
action_date: 2023-06-08
text: Introduced in Senate
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the use of slavery and involuntary servitude as a punishment for a crime.

Bill: 118-sjres-33
Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
Introduced: 2023-06-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: 
This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude as a criminal punishment. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Introduced in Senate
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.

Bill: 118-sjres-34
Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2023-06-14 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: 
This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment to authorize Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the U.S. flag.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-06-14
text: Introduced in Senate
A joint resolution redesignating the Robert E. Lee Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery as the "Arlington House National Historic Site".

Bill: 118-sjres-35
Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Introduced: 2023-06-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: 
This joint resolution redesignates the memorial to Robert. E. Lee in Arlington National Cemetery as the Arlington House National Historic Site.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S2188-2189)
action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Introduced in Senate
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs of the Department of Labor relating to "Rescission of Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause's Religious Exemption Rule".

Bill: 118-sjres-36
Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2023-06-22 in the Senate
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: 
This joint resolution disapproves a rule submitted by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs of the Department of Labor relating to Rescission of Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause's Religious Exemption Rule. Such rule shall have no force or effect.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
action_date: 2023-06-22
text: Introduced in Senate
A joint resolution requiring the advice and consent of the Senate or an Act of Congress to suspend, terminate, or withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty and authorizing related litigation, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-sjres-37
Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA]
Introduced: 2023-07-12 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-12
text: 
This joint resolution requires either the advice and consent of the Senate or an act of Congress before the President may suspend, denounce, or withdraw the United States from the North Atlantic Treaty. No funds may be used to support any decisions to suspend, denounce, or withdraw the United States from the treaty unless (1) both the House and the Senate pass a joint resolution approving withdrawal by a two-thirds vote, or (2) the funds are used pursuant to an act of Congress.
 
The President shall notify Congress in writing of any deliberation or decision to suspend, denounce, or withdraw from the treaty at least 180 days before taking such action. The President must also consult with Congress before providing such written notification. 
 
Upon adoption of a resolution by the appropriate chamber, the joint resolution also allows the Senate Legal Counsel and the General Counsel of the House of Representatives to represent Congress in judicial proceedings related to actions that are inconsistent with this resolution.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2023-07-12
text: Introduced in Senate
A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the article of amendment commonly known as the "Equal Rights Amendment" has been validly ratified and is enforceable as the 28th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and the Archivist of the United States must certify and publish the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th Amendment without delay.

Bill: 118-sjres-39
Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: 
This joint resolution expresses the sense of Congress that the Equal Rights Amendment, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, was ratified by more than three-fourths of the states and is therefore a valid constitutional amendment, effective January 27, 2020 (the date of Virginia's ratification). 
 
The Equal Rights Amendment was originally proposed to the states in 1972. The original proposal included a deadline for ratification of March 22, 1979; Congress subsequently extended the deadline to June 30, 1982. Although the requisite 38 states have ratified the amendment, three of these states did so after the deadlines, and five states subsequently rescinded their ratifications. The status of the amendment has been the subject of litigation.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate
Original Slavery Remembrance Day Resolution

Bill: 118-sjres-40
Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]
Introduced: 2023-07-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Summary:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: 

Original Slavery Remembrance Day Resolution

 
This joint resolution designates a Slavery Remembrance Day annually on August 20th and condemns slavery and its progenies.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Introduced in Senate