U.S. Senate · April 29, 2026
Roll call 111 · 119th Congress, session 2
S.J.Res. 99 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services relating to "Removal of the Automatic Extension of Employment…
A vote on whether to start debating something This decides only whether the chamber takes the measure up at all. Nothing about the measure itself has been decided when it passes.
Blocked
47 yes 50 no
The Senate said no · recorded as “Motion to Proceed Rejected”
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
What was being voted on
119-SJRES-99 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services relating to "Removal of the Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents".
This joint resolution seeks to express congressional disapproval of a rule submitted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. The rule in question is titled "Removal of the Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents." If passed, the resolution would dictate that the rule has no force or effect. The resolution was introduced by Ms. Rosen and several other senators.
