Bills · 118th Congress · Immigration

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

Where it stands

  1. Introduced3/8/23
  2. Passed SenatePassed 5/17/23
  3. House
  4. President
  5. Law

Passed the Senate 50–47 on May 17, 2023 (Roll Call 130 →). Received in the House on May 22, 2023.

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Roll calls on this bill

Votes on passage
SenateOn the Joint Resolution · 5/17/23Joint resolutionA vote to pass a joint resolution. Like a bill, it becomes law once both chambers pass it and the president signs it — except a proposed constitutional amendment, which needs two-thirds of each chamber and ratification by three-quarters of the states.Senate glossary: joint resolution ↗
Joint Resolution Passed
  • Democratic2 Yea · 44 Nay · 2 Not voting
  • Republican48 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Not voting
  • Independent / Other0 Yea · 3 Nay · 0 Not voting
Official summary (CRS)

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.

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Sponsor
Sen. Roger Marshall ( Republican · KS)
Cosponsors
12
Introduced
3/8/23
Policy area
Immigration

What happens next

The House must pass the same text, then it goes to the President.

If it isn't enacted by Jan 3, 2025, it expires when the 118th Congress ends.

All actions (10)
  1. 3/8/23Introduced in Senate
  2. 3/8/23Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  3. 5/16/23Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).
  4. 5/16/23Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 77.
  5. 5/17/23Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S1698-1701)
  6. 5/17/23Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 47. Record Vote Number: 130.(text: CR S1701)
  7. 5/17/23Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 47. Record Vote Number: 130. (text: CR S1701)
  8. 5/18/23Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  9. 5/22/23Received in the House.
  10. 5/22/23Held at the desk.