U.S. Senate · May 7, 2025
Roll call 237 · 119th Congress, session 1
S.J.Res. 13 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency of the Department of the Treasury relating to the review of…
The vote on whether to pass the joint resolution A joint resolution is a bill by another name: it goes to the other chamber and then to the President. Most of them are used to overturn a rule an agency has made.
Passed
52 yes 47 no
The Senate said yes · recorded as “Joint Resolution Passed”
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
What was being voted on
119-SJRES-13 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency of the Department of the Treasury relating to the review of applications under the Bank Merger Act.
This joint resolution expresses congressional disapproval of a specific rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The rule pertains to "Business Combinations Under the Bank Merger Act" as published in the Federal Register. By passing this resolution, Congress intends for the rule to have no force or effect. This action is taken under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code.
