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 accountability and State plans under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

Bill: 115-sjres-25
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN]
Introduced: 2017-02-28
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Academic performance and assessments

Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Congressional oversight

Department of Education

Elementary and secondary education
Latest action: action_date: 2017-02-28
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-02-28
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This joint resolution nullifies the rule&nbsp;finalized by the Department of Education on November 29, 2016, relating to accountability and state plans under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.</p>

tv_txt: IIA 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. J. RES. 25 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 28, 2017 Mr. Alexander (for himself, Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Cornyn , Mr. McCain , Mr. McConnell , Mr. Perdue , Mr. Roberts , Mr. Wicker , and Mr. Enzi ) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 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 accountability and State plans under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to accountability and State plans under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (published at 81 Fed. Reg. 86076 (November 29, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.