S.J.Res. 18A joint resolution disapproving of the rule submitted by the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility".

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Sponsor: Roger Marshall [R-KS]
Cosponsors: 12 · 12 Republicans
Policy area: Immigration
Committee: Judiciary Committee
Latest action: May 22, 2023 · Held at the desk.

IntroducedMar 8, 2023
Passed the SenateMay 17, 2023
Passed the HouseNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing S.J.Res. 18 as passed Senate on May 17, 2023. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedSenate roll call 130

Senate May 17, 2023

On the Joint Resolution

S. J. Res 18

Joint Resolution Passed

50 Yea 47 Nay 3 not voting

Party-line vote 2 of 97 voting members broke with their own party: 2 Democrats.

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All members100 members

Democratic48 members

Independent3 members

Republican49 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors12 · 12 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor S.J.Res. 18 and vote against it. 10 signed when it was filed.

Who lobbied on S.J.Res. 184 organizations

Organizations that named S.J.Res. 18 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

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