S.J.Res. 42 · 118th Congress

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".

Introduced on Jul 27, 2023 by Roger Marshall (R-KS). 19 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Oct 26, 2023): Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 50. Record Vote Number: 272.

Stage
Failed
Introduced
Jul 27, 2023
Cosponsors
19
0 from the other party
Policy area
Agriculture and Food
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Failed
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Congressional oversight
  • Department of Agriculture
  • Food assistance and relief
  • Poverty and welfare assistance
  • Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Roger MarshallR-KSSponsor

Republicans · 19

Roll calls

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  1. On the Joint Resolution
    Oct 26, 2023· Senate· Passage· Joint Resolution Defeated 47–50

History

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  1. Jul 27, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Jul 27, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
  3. Oct 17, 2023Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).
  4. Oct 17, 2023 · SenateSenate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).
  5. Oct 17, 2023 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 229.
  6. Oct 26, 2023 · SenateMeasure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5210)
  7. Oct 26, 2023Failed of passage/not agreed to in Senate: Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 50. Record Vote Number: 272.Senate · Roll call 272
  8. Oct 26, 2023 · SenateFailed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 50. Record Vote Number: 272.Senate · Roll call 272

Committees

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN5 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)
  2. Concerned Women for America Legislative Action Committee1 report
    $10.1K reported (all issues)
  3. Heritage Action for America1 report
    $170K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.