Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to "Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status".
Latest action · May 7, 2024 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.
- IntroducedNov 9, 2023
- Passed HouseJan 12, 2024
- Passed SenateApr 10, 2024
- To the PresidentMay 1, 2024
- VetoedMay 3, 2024
Summary
This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the National Labor Relations Board titled Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status and published on October 27, 2023. The rule establishes a new joint employer standard for determining whether two employers simultaneously employ a particular employee or employees. Under the rule, an entity may be considered a joint employer of another employer's employees if the two share or codetermine the employees' essential terms and conditions of employment.
The rule took effect on February 26, 2024.
Recorded votes 3
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 185 | Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary Notwithstanding | Failed214–191 | May 7, 2024 |
| Senate 122 | On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 98 | Joint Resolution Passed50–48 | Apr 10, 2024 |
| House 10 | On Passage | Passed206–177 | Jan 12, 2024 |
Cosponsors 68
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 9, 2023 to Jan 3, 2024; 29 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Aaron Bean | Original | Nov 9, 2023 |
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Original | Nov 9, 2023 |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Original | Nov 9, 2023 |
| R-IA | Ashley Hinson | Original | Nov 9, 2023 |
| R-VA | Bob Good | Original | Nov 9, 2023 |
| R-LA | Clay Higgins | Original | Nov 9, 2023 |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Original | Nov 9, 2023 |
| R-TN | Diana Harshbarger | Original | Nov 9, 2023 |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Original | Nov 9, 2023 |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Original | Nov 9, 2023 |
| R-AR | Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | Original | Nov 9, 2023 |
| R-IN | Erin Houchin | Original | Nov 9, 2023 |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Original | Nov 9, 2023 |
| R-IN | Greg Pence | Original | Nov 9, 2023 |
| R-KS | Jake LaTurner | Original | Nov 9, 2023 |
| R-KY | James Comer | Original | Nov 9, 2023 |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Original | Nov 9, 2023 |
| R-IN | Jim Banks | Original | Nov 9, 2023 |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Original | Nov 9, 2023 |
| R-TN | John W. Rose | Original | Nov 9, 2023 |
| R-LA | Julia Letlow | Original | Nov 9, 2023 |
| R-TX | Lance Gooden | Original | Nov 9, 2023 |
| R-MI | Lisa C. McClain | Original | Nov 9, 2023 |
| R-CA | Michelle Steel | Original | Nov 9, 2023 |
| R-LA | Mike Johnson | Original | Nov 9, 2023 |
| R-WI | Scott Fitzgerald | Original | Nov 9, 2023 |
| R-MI | Tim Walberg | Original | Nov 9, 2023 |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Original | Nov 9, 2023 |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Original | Nov 9, 2023 |
| R-TX | Nathaniel Moran | Nov 13, 2023 | |
| R-GA | Rick W. Allen | Nov 13, 2023 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Nov 13, 2023 | |
| R-IN | Rudy Yakym III | Nov 13, 2023 | |
| R-AL | Jerry L. Carl | Nov 14, 2023 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Nov 14, 2023 | |
| R-OH | Warren Davidson | Nov 14, 2023 | |
| R-IN | Larry Bucshon | Nov 15, 2023 | |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Nov 15, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Nov 28, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Nicholas A. Langworthy | Nov 28, 2023 | |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Nov 30, 2023 | |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Dec 1, 2023 | |
| R-CA | Kevin Kiley | Dec 4, 2023 | |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Dec 7, 2023 | |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Dec 11, 2023 | |
| R-KY | Brett Guthrie | Dec 11, 2023 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Dec 11, 2023 | |
| R-MO | Eric Burlison | Dec 11, 2023 | |
| R-WY | Harriet M. Hageman | Dec 11, 2023 | |
| R-OK | Kevin Hern | Dec 11, 2023 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Dec 11, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Dec 11, 2023 | |
| R-OK | Stephanie I. Bice | Dec 11, 2023 | |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Dec 12, 2023 | |
| R-MN | Brad Finstad | Dec 13, 2023 | |
| R-NC | Chuck Edwards | Dec 13, 2023 | |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Dec 13, 2023 | |
| R-WV | Carol D. Miller | Dec 14, 2023 | |
| R-CA | Young Kim | Dec 14, 2023 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Dec 19, 2023 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Dec 19, 2023 | |
| R-NC | Gregory F. Murphy | Dec 19, 2023 | |
| R-PA | John Joyce | Dec 19, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Roger Williams | Dec 19, 2023 | |
| R-AR | Steve Womack | Dec 19, 2023 | |
| R-SC | William R. Timmons IV | Jan 2, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Brandon Williams | Jan 3, 2024 | |
| R-SD | Dusty Johnson | Jan 3, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Nov 9, 2023Markup Dec 12, 2023Reported Jan 3, 2024 May 7, 2024 |
Actions 33
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 7, 2024The Chair laid before the House the veto message from the President. (text: 5/6/2024 CR H2840)
- May 7, 2024DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order of the House of May 6, 2024 the unfinished business is the further consideration of the veto message of the President on H.J. Res. 98. The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding. (consideration: CR H2891-2896)
- May 7, 2024The previous question was ordered without objection.
- May 7, 2024POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the veto message of the President to H.J. Res. 98, the Chair put the question on will the House, on reconsideration, pass H.J. Res. 98, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding. Under the Constitution, the vote must be taken by the yeas and nays. Further proceedings were postponed until a time to be announced.
- May 7, 2024The Chair announced the unfinished business to be the consideration of the veto. (consideration: CR H2908-2909)
In the Congressional Record 8
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E475 | Betty McCollum D-MN | May 10, 2024 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2891–H2896Recorded votes H2908override veto | Bob Good R-VA, John James R-MI, Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA | May 7, 2024 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2840Messages H2840Veto of H.J. Res. 98, Disapprove NLRB Rule Entitled ‘‘Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status’’: President Biden | Jerry L. Carl R-AL | May 6, 2024 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2679, S2695, S2701–S2703Recorded votes S2703disapprove | Bill Cassidy R-LA, Joe Manchin III D-WV, Mike Braun R-IN, Mitch McConnell R-KY, Roger Marshall R-KS | Apr 10, 2024 |
| House | Debate and remarks H112–H125Recorded votes H124disapprove | Beth Van Duyne R-TX, Bob Good R-VA, Eric Sorensen D-IL, Greg Casar D-TX, Jay Obernolte R-CA, John James R-MI, Kevin Hern R-OK, Mark DeSaulnier D-CA, Mark Takano D-CA, Rick W. Allen R-GA, Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA, Roger Williams R-TX, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Suzanne Bonamici D-OR, Tim Walberg R-MI, Val T. Hoyle D-OR, Virginia Foxx R-NC | Jan 12, 2024 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jan 9, 2024H.J. Res. 98, a joint resolution providing for Congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to “Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status”As reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on January 3, 2024
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 186, November 9, 2023, page H5671.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to "Standard for Determining Joint Employer Status".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jan 16, 2024Received in Senate
- Jan 12, 2024Engrossed in House
- Jan 3, 2024Reported in House
- Nov 9, 2023Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
