A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients.

Bill: 115-sjres-13
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced: 2017-01-30
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Congressional oversight

Department of Health and Human Services

Family planning and birth control

Health care coverage and access

Health facilities and institutions

Health programs administration and funding
Latest action: action_date: 2017-01-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-30
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This joint resolution nullifies a Department of Health and Human Services rule regarding subrecipients of family planning grants. (Under the rule, grant recipients may prohibit an entity from receiving a subaward only for reasons related to the entity's ability to provide family planning services.)</p>

tv_txt: IIA 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. J. RES. 13 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 30, 2017 Mrs. Ernst (for herself, Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Cruz , Mr. Blunt , Mr. Roberts , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Daines , Mr. Crapo , Mr. Sasse , Mr. Moran , Mr. Kennedy , Mr. Lee , Mr. Risch , Mr. Inhofe , Mr. McConnell , Mr. Grassley , and Mr. Graham ) 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 final rule submitted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients.

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients (81 Fed. Reg. 91852; December 19, 2016), and such rule shall have no force or effect.