A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Food and Nutrition Service relating to "Application of Bostock v. Clayton County to Program Discrimination Complaint Processing-Policy Update".
SJRES 42 is a resolution seeking congressional disapproval of a Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) rule that updated how discrimination complaints are processed in federal food assistance programs (like SNAP). The rule applied the Supreme Court's Bostock v. Clayton County decision - which prohibits workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity - to the handling of program discrimination complaints. If passed, this resolution would block the FNS rule from taking effect, preventing it from changing existing complaint procedures. The measure uses the Congressional Review Act process to overturn the rule without altering program benefits or eligibility.
Bill status
failed
2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2023
Committee Review
Oct 2023
Senate Failed
Oct 2023
President
Introduced Jul 27, 2023
Last action Oct 26, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Oct 26, 2023
How they voted
47–50
Failed · 3 other
Total votes 100
Oct 26, 2023
D
Democratic47
97% Nay
I
Independent4
50% Nay
R
Republican49
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Oct 26, 2023
Vote failed
Senate Vote: Joint Resolution Defeated (47-50-3)
senate
Oct 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).
upper
Jul 27, 2023
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
upper
Jul 27, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 19 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Roger Marshall
RRepublican
Co
J.D. Vance
RRepublican
Co
James E. Risch
RRepublican
Co
James Lankford
RRepublican
Co
Joni Ernst
RRepublican
Co
Josh Hawley
RRepublican
Co
Katie Boyd Britt
RRepublican
Co
Marco Rubio
RRepublican
Co
Markwayne Mullin
RRepublican
Co
Marsha Blackburn
RRepublican
Co
Mike Braun
RRepublican
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