HJRES 30 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights".

Introduced Feb 7, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Andy Barr R-KY

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 23, 2023 The Chair directed the Clerk to notify the Senate of the action of the House.

Progress

Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedFeb 7, 2023
  2. Passed HouseFeb 28, 2023
  3. Passed SenateMar 1, 2023
  4. To the PresidentMar 9, 2023
  5. VetoedMar 20, 2023

Summary

This joint resolution nullifies a Department of Labor rule concerning the fiduciary duties with respect to employee benefit plans.

Under the rule issued on December 1, 2022, plan fiduciaries may consider climate change and other environmental, social, and governance factors when they make investment decisions and when they exercise shareholder rights, including voting on shareholder resolutions and board nominations.

Recorded votes 3

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 149Failed219–200Mar 23, 2023
Senate 35Joint Resolution Passed50–46Mar 1, 2023
House 124Passed216–204Feb 28, 2023

Cosponsors 119

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 7, 2023 to Feb 28, 2023, with 74 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyOriginalFeb 7, 2023
R-TNAndrew OglesOriginalFeb 7, 2023
R-AZAndy BiggsOriginalFeb 7, 2023
R-MOAnn WagnerOriginalFeb 7, 2023
R-TXAugust PflugerOriginalFeb 7, 2023
R-GAAustin ScottOriginalFeb 7, 2023
R-GABarry LoudermilkOriginalFeb 7, 2023
R-TXBeth Van DuyneOriginalFeb 7, 2023
R-MIBill HuizengaOriginalFeb 7, 2023
R-FLBill PoseyOriginalFeb 7, 2023
R-MOBlaine LuetkemeyerOriginalFeb 7, 2023
R-UTBlake D. MooreOriginalFeb 7, 2023
R-VABob GoodOriginalFeb 7, 2023
R-MNBrad FinstadOriginalFeb 7, 2023
R-OHBrad R. WenstrupOriginalFeb 7, 2023
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Actions 31

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 23, 2023DEBATE - Pursuant to section 4 of H. Res. 199, the unfinished business is the further consideration of the veto message of the President on H.J. Res. 30. The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding. (consideration: CR H1383-1386)
  2. Mar 23, 2023Failed of passage in House over veto On passage, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 219 - 200 (Roll no. 149).
  3. Mar 23, 2023Motion to refer the bill and accompanying veto message to the Committee on Education and the Workforce.
  4. Mar 23, 2023On motion to refer the bill and the accompanying veto message to the Committee on Education and the Workforce. Agreed to without objection.
  5. Mar 23, 2023On passage, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 219 - 200 (Roll no. 149).
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Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
SJRES 8A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights".Identical billFeb 7, 2023
HRES 166Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 347) to require the Executive Office of the President to provide an inflation estimate with respect to Executive orders with a significant effect on the annual gross budget, and for other purposes, and providiProcedurally relatedFeb 28, 2023

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Mar 1, 2023Received in Senate
  3. Feb 28, 2023Engrossed in House
  4. Feb 7, 2023Introduced in House

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