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| 114-sjres-40 | 114 | sjres | 40 | A joint resolution approving the location of a memorial to commemorate and honor the members of the Armed Forces that served on active duty in support of Operation Desert Storm or Operation Desert Shield. | Armed Forces and National Security | 2016-11-15 | 2016-11-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] | AR | R | B001236 | 14 | This joint resolution approves the location within Washington, D.C. and the surrounding area of the National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial authorized to be established under the Carl Levin and Howard P. `Buck' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. | 2023-01-11T13:33:58Z | |
| 114-sjres-41 | 114 | sjres | 41 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for the direct popular election of the President and Vice President of the United States. | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-11-15 | 2016-11-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] | CA | D | B000711 | 3 | Constitutional Amendment The President and Vice President shall be jointly elected by the direct vote of the qualified electors of the several states and territories and the District of Columbia. | 2023-01-11T13:33:58Z | |
| 114-sjres-39 | 114 | sjres | 39 | A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of M1A1/A2 Abrams Tank structures and other major defense equipment. | International Affairs | 2016-09-08 | 2016-09-21 | Motion to table the motion to discharge Committee on Foreign Relations agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 71 - 27. Record Vote Number: 145. (consideration: CR S5934-5935) | Senate | Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] | KY | R | P000603 | 4 | This joint resolution prohibits the issuance of a letter of offer with respect to proposed sales to the government of Saudi Arabia of 153 M1A1/A2 Abrams Tank structures and specified other defense equipment and ammunition. | 2023-01-11T13:34:06Z | |
| 114-sjres-37 | 114 | sjres | 37 | A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule relating to the extent to which an employer may offer an inducement to an employee for the employee's spouse to provide information about the spouse's manifestation of disease or disorder in connection with an employer-sponsored wellness program. | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-07-14 | 2016-07-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] | TN | R | A000360 | 3 | This joint resolution disapproves the rule submitted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission relating to the extent to which an employer may offer an inducement to an employee for the employee's spouse to provide information about the spouse's manifestation of disease or disorder in connection with an employer-sponsored wellness program under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008. Such rule shall have no effect. | 2023-01-11T13:33:10Z | |
| 114-sjres-38 | 114 | sjres | 38 | A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule relating to the extent to which employers may use incentives to encourage employees to participate in wellness programs that ask the employees to respond to disability-related inquiries or undergo medical examinations. | Government Operations and Politics | 2016-07-14 | 2016-07-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] | TN | R | A000360 | 3 | This joint resolution disapproves the rule submitted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission relating to the extent to which employers may use incentives to encourage employees to participate in wellness programs that ask the employees to respond to disability-related inquiries or undergo medical examinations under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Such rule shall have no effect. | 2023-01-11T13:33:10Z | |
| 114-sjres-36 | 114 | sjres | 36 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to parental rights. | Families | 2016-06-29 | 2016-06-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] | SC | R | G000359 | 5 | Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment stating that: the liberty of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and care of their children is a fundamental right; the parental right to direct education includes the right to choose, as an alternative to public education, private, religious, or home schools, and the right to make reasonable choices within public schools for one's child; neither the United States nor any state shall infringe upon these rights without demonstrating that its governmental interest as applied to the person is of the highest order and not otherwise served; the parental rights guaranteed by this amendment shall not be denied or abridged on account of disability; this amendment shall not be construed to apply to a parental action or decision that would end life; and no treaty may be adopted nor shall any source of international law be employed to supersede, modify, interpret, or apply to the rights guaranteed by this amendment. | 2023-01-11T13:32:36Z | |
| 114-sjres-35 | 114 | sjres | 35 | A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of Labor relating to "Interpretation of the 'Advice' Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act". | Labor and Employment | 2016-06-09 | 2016-06-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] | AZ | R | F000444 | 25 | This joint resolution disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Interpretation of the 'Advice' Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act." The joint resolution declares that such rule shall have no force or effect. (Under section 203 of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, an employer must report any agreement or arrangement with a third party consultant to persuade employees as to their collective bargaining rights or to obtain certain information concerning the activities of employees or a labor organization in connection with a labor dispute involving the employer. The consultant, also, is required to report concerning such an agreement or arrangement with an employer. Statutory exceptions to these reporting requirements are set forth in LMRDA section 203[c], which provides, in part, that employers and consultants are not required to file a report by reason of the consultant's giving or agreeing to give "advice" to the employer.) | 2023-01-11T13:32:36Z | |
| 114-sjres-34 | 114 | sjres | 34 | A 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 defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees. | Labor and Employment | 2016-06-07 | 2016-06-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] | TN | R | A000360 | 44 | This joint resolution declares that: Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to defining and delimiting the exemptions from minimum wage and overtime pay requirements for executive, administrative, professionals, outside sales, and computer employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938; and such rule shall have no force or effect. | 2023-01-11T13:32:36Z | |
| 114-sjres-33 | 114 | sjres | 33 | A 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 the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice. | Labor and Employment | 2016-04-18 | 2016-04-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | Senate | Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] | GA | R | I000055 | 41 | This joint resolution disapproves and nullifies a Department of Labor rule published on April 8, 2016, relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice. (The rule defines who is a fiduciary with respect to pension and retirement plans. Under current law, a person who provides investment advice has a fiduciary obligation that requires the person to provide advice in the sole interest of plan participants and beneficiaries. The rule changes the definition of "investment advice" to treat people who provide investment advice to pension and retirement plans for a fee or other compensation as fiduciaries in a wider array of advice relationships.) | 2023-01-11T13:33:06Z | |
| 114-sjres-32 | 114 | sjres | 32 | A joint resolution to provide limitations on the transfer of certain United States munitions from the United States to Saudi Arabia. | International Affairs | 2016-04-13 | 2016-04-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] | CT | D | M001169 | 3 | This joint resolution expresses the sense of Congress that no transfer to Saudi Arabia of U.S. air-to-ground munitions should occur until the President certifies that Saudi Arabia: (1) demonstrates an ongoing effort to combat the mutual threat our nations face from foreign terrorist organizations, and (2) takes all feasible precautions to reduce the risk of civilian harm in the course of military actions. No transfer of U.S. air-to-ground munitions may occur until the President certifies to Congress that Saudi Arabia: is not providing funding, material support, or lethal aid to foreign terrorist organizations; and its coalition partners are taking all feasible precautions to reduce the risk of civilian harm and exercising proportional use of force in the course of military actions; and its coalition partners are making demonstrable efforts to facilitate the flow of critical humanitarian aid and commercial goods; and is taking necessary measures to target designated foreign terrorist organizations, including al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and affiliates of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, as part of its military operations in Yemen. | 2023-01-11T13:33:05Z | |
| 114-sjres-31 | 114 | sjres | 31 | A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Pakistan of F-16 Block 52 aircraft. | International Affairs | 2016-02-25 | 2016-03-10 | Motion to table the motion to discharge Committee on Foreign Relations agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 71 - 24. Record Vote Number: 35. (consideration: CR S1423-1424) | Senate | Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] | KY | R | P000603 | 1 | This joint resolution prohibits the issuance of a letter of offer with respect to any of the following proposed sales to Pakistan in Transmittal Numbered 15-80, including related defense articles and defense services: 8 F-16 Block 52 aircraft (2 C and 6 D models) with the Fl00-PW-229 increased performance engine, 14 Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems, 8 AN/APG-68(V)9 radars, and 8 ALQ-211(V)9 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suites. | 2023-01-11T13:31:58Z | |
| 114-sjres-30 | 114 | sjres | 30 | A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of Pakistan of F-16 Block 52 aircraft. | International Affairs | 2016-02-24 | 2016-02-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] | KY | R | P000603 | 0 | This joint resolution prohibits the issuance of a letter of offer with respect to any of the following proposed sales to Pakistan in Transmittals Numbered 15-80 and 16-80, including related defense articles and defense services: 8 F-16 Block 52 aircraft with the Fl00-PW-229 increased performance engine, 2 F-16 Block 52 C models with the Fl00-PW-229 increased performance engine, 6 F-16 Block 52 D models with the Fl00-PW-229 increased performance engine, 14 Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems, 8 AN/APG-68(V)9 radars, and 8 ALQ-211(V)9 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suites. | 2023-01-11T13:31:58Z | |
| 114-sjres-29 | 114 | sjres | 29 | Authorization for Use of Military Force Against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and its Associated Forces | International Affairs | 2016-01-20 | 2016-01-21 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 352. | Senate | Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] | KY | R | M000355 | 5 | Authorization for Use of Military Force Against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and its Associated Forces This joint resolution authorizes the President to use all necessary and appropriate force to defend U.S. national security against the threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), its associated forces, organizations, and persons, and any successor organizations. Congress declares that this joint resolution is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization within the meaning of section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution. Nothing in this joint resolution supersedes any requirement of the War Powers Resolution. The President shall report to Congress at least every 60 days on matters relevant to this joint resolution. | 2021-12-17T16:07:12Z | |
| 114-sjres-28 | 114 | sjres | 28 | A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of Agriculture relating to inspection of fish of the order Siluriformes. | Agriculture and Food | 2015-12-10 | 2016-05-26 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] | AZ | R | M000303 | 22 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) This joint resolution disapproves and nullifies a Department of Agriculture rule published on December 2, 2015, to establish a mandatory inspection program for fish of the order Siluriformes, including catfish and products derived from the fish. | 2023-01-11T13:32:20Z | |
| 114-sjres-27 | 114 | sjres | 27 | A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of Agriculture relating to inspection of fish of the order Siluriformes. | Agriculture and Food | 2015-12-07 | 2015-12-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. | Senate | Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] | AZ | R | M000303 | 2 | This joint resolution disapproves and nullifies a Department of Agriculture rule published on December 2, 2015, to establish a mandatory inspection program for fish of the order Siluriformes, including catfish and products derived from the fish. | 2023-01-11T13:32:20Z | |
| 114-sjres-26 | 114 | sjres | 26 | Authorization for Use of Military Force Against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and its Associated Forces | International Affairs | 2015-12-03 | 2015-12-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] | SC | R | G000359 | 3 | Authorization for Use of Military Force Against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and its Associated Forces This joint resolution authorizes the President to use all necessary and appropriate force to defend U.S. national security against the threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), its associated forces, organizations, and persons, and any successor organizations. Congress declares that this joint resolution is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization within the meaning of section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution. Nothing in this joint resolution supersedes any requirement of the War Powers Resolution. The President shall report to Congress at least every 60 days on matters relevant to this joint resolution. | 2023-01-11T13:32:20Z | |
| 114-sjres-25 | 114 | sjres | 25 | A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone". | Environmental Protection | 2015-11-17 | 2015-11-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] | AZ | R | F000444 | 34 | Nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency's rule published on October 26, 2015, that revises the primary and secondary national ambient air quality standards for ozone. | 2023-01-11T13:32:32Z | |
| 114-sjres-23 | 114 | sjres | 23 | A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units". | Environmental Protection | 2015-10-26 | 2016-01-11 | Veto message received in Senate. Ordered held at the desk. (text of veto message: CR 01/11/2016 S28-29) | Senate | Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] | KY | R | M000355 | 47 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency's rule published on October 23, 2015, that establishes new source performance standards under the Clean Air Act for carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (EGUs) if the EGUs are newly constructed, modified, or reconstructed. (Those EGUs convert fossil fuel energy to electric energy.) | 2023-01-11T13:29:30Z | |
| 114-sjres-24 | 114 | sjres | 24 | A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units". | Environmental Protection | 2015-10-26 | 2016-01-11 | Veto message received in Senate. Ordered held at the desk. (text of veto message: CR 01/11/2016 S28-29) | Senate | Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] | WV | R | C001047 | 48 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency's rule published on October 23, 2015, that requires states to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from existing fossil fuel-fired electric generating units (EGUs). (Those EGUs convert fossil fuel energy to electric energy.) | 2023-01-11T13:29:30Z | |
| 114-sjres-22 | 114 | sjres | 22 | A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. | Environmental Protection | 2015-09-17 | 2016-01-21 | Veto message indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S147) | Senate | Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] | IA | R | E000295 | 49 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act and published on June 29, 2015. | 2023-01-11T13:29:43Z | |
| 114-sjres-21 | 114 | sjres | 21 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States. | Government Operations and Politics | 2015-07-30 | 2015-07-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] | LA | R | V000127 | 9 | Constitutional Amendment Grants Congress the power to prohibit the physical desecration of the U.S. flag. | 2023-01-11T13:30:00Z | |
| 114-sjres-20 | 114 | sjres | 20 | A joint resolution relating to the approval of the proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Korea Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy. | International Affairs | 2015-07-28 | 2015-10-29 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 285. | Senate | Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] | MD | D | C000141 | 0 | States that Congress favors the proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Korea Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy transmitted to the President on June 16, 2015. | 2023-01-11T13:30:00Z | |
| 114-sjres-19 | 114 | sjres | 19 | A joint resolution to express the disfavor of Congress regarding the proposed agreement for cooperation between the United States and the People's Republic of China transmitted to the Congress by the President on April 21, 2015, pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. | International Affairs | 2015-07-15 | 2015-07-21 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 154. | Senate | Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] | FL | R | R000595 | 1 | States that Congress does not favor the proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of China Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy transmitted to Congress by the President on April 21, 2015. | 2023-01-11T13:30:00Z | |
| 114-sjres-18 | 114 | sjres | 18 | A joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. | Economics and Public Finance | 2015-07-09 | 2015-07-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN] | IN | D | D000607 | 3 | Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year unless Congress authorizes the excess by a three-fifths roll call vote of each chamber. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal, receipts derived from borrowing, and receipts or outlays of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds. The resolution requires the President to annually submit to Congress a budget in which total outlays do not exceed total receipts. The balanced budget requirement does not apply if: a declaration of war is in effect or if the United States is engaged in military conflict which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security, or during the fiscal year or preceding fiscal year, the U.S. economy grew by less than 0% in real gross domestic product during two or more consecutive quarters or the unemployment rate was more than 7% during two or more consecutive months. The resolution prohibits a court from enforcing the requirements by ordering cuts to Social Security or Medicare payments unless the funds available to the trust fund for a program are not sufficient to cover the outlays that would occur during the year if the fund were fully solvent. | 2023-01-11T13:30:00Z | |
| 114-sjres-17 | 114 | sjres | 17 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to give States the right to repeal Federal laws and regulations when ratified by the legislatures of two-thirds of the several States. | Government Operations and Politics | 2015-06-25 | 2015-06-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] | WY | R | E000285 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing the repeal of any federal law or regulation when the legislatures of two-thirds of the states approve resolutions for this purpose that particularly describe the provisions to be repealed. | 2023-01-11T13:30:37Z | |
| 114-sjres-15 | 114 | sjres | 15 | A joint resolution removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2015-05-07 | 2015-05-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] | MD | D | C000141 | 30 | Eliminates the time limit for ratification of the equal rights amendment (prohibits discrimination on account of sex) proposed to the states in House Joint Resolution 208 of the 92nd Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972. Declares that such amendment shall be part of the Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states. | 2023-01-11T13:31:03Z | |
| 114-sjres-16 | 114 | sjres | 16 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2015-05-07 | 2015-05-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] | NJ | D | M000639 | 10 | Constitutional Amendment Prohibits the United States or any state from denying or abridging equal rights under the law on account of sex. | 2023-01-11T13:31:03Z | |
| 114-sjres-14 | 114 | sjres | 14 | A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission regulating broadband Internet access. | Science, Technology, Communications | 2015-04-28 | 2015-04-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. | Senate | Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] | KY | R | P000603 | 0 | Disapproves and nullifies the Federal Communications Commission rule, published in the Federal Register on April 13, 2015, relating to regulating broadband Internet access. | 2023-01-11T13:27:22Z | |
| 114-sjres-12 | 114 | sjres | 12 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to marriage. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2015-04-23 | 2015-04-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] | TX | R | C001098 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment Grants the United States and each state, territory, and possession the power to define marriage as limited to the union of one man and one woman. Declares that: (1) nothing in this constitution shall be construed to require that marriage or its legal incidents be conferred upon any union other than the union of one man and one woman or to require that a state recognize a marriage that was licensed in another state; and (2) no decision or order of any court to the contrary, including any decision or order issued before the date of ratification, shall have any force or effect. | 2023-01-11T13:27:22Z | |
| 114-sjres-13 | 114 | sjres | 13 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to applying laws equally to the citizens of the United States and the Federal Government. | Law | 2015-04-23 | 2015-04-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] | KY | R | P000603 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment Prohibits Congress from making any law that is applicable to a U.S. citizen but not equally applicable to: (1) Congress; (2) the executive branch, including the President, Vice President, ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, and all other officers of the United States, including those provided for under the Constitution and by law; and (3) Justices of the Supreme Court and judges of inferior courts. | 2023-01-11T13:27:22Z | |
| 114-sjres-10 | 114 | sjres | 10 | A joint resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act of 2014. | Government Operations and Politics | 2015-03-18 | 2015-03-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] | TX | R | C001098 | 2 | Congress disapproves the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Reproductive Health Non-Discrimination Amendment Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-593), signed by the Mayor of the District on January 23, 2015, and transmitted on March 6, 2015, to Congress pursuant to the District of Columbia Home Rule Act. D.C. Act 20-593: amends the Human Rights Act of 1977 to protect individuals from discrimination by an employer, employment agency, or labor organization, based on an individual's or dependent's reproductive health decisions; and defines reproductive health decisions to include a decision by an employee, his or her dependent, or the employee's spouse related to the use or intended use of a particular drug, device, or medical service, including the use or intended use of contraception or fertility control or the planned or intended initiation or termination of a pregnancy. | 2023-01-11T13:27:46Z | |
| 114-sjres-11 | 114 | sjres | 11 | A joint resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Human Rights Amendment Act of 2014. | Government Operations and Politics | 2015-03-18 | 2015-03-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] | TX | R | C001098 | 2 | Congress disapproves the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Human Rights Amendment Act of 2014 (D.C. Act 20-605), signed by the Mayor of the District on January 25, 2015, and transmitted on March 6, 2015, to Congress pursuant to the District of Columbia Home Rule Act. D.C. Act 20-605: amends the Office of Human Rights Establishment Act of 1999 to require the Director of the Office of Human Rights to have a demonstrated professional background in human rights law, amends the Human Rights Act of 1977 (HRA of 1977) to require the annual report by the Mayor to the District Council to include information on investigations and inquiries undertaken by the Director or the Office, repeals the exemption allowing religiously-affiliated educational institutions to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, and makes inapplicable to HRA of 1977 claims that required specified written notice to the Mayor regarding claims against the District for unliquidated damages. | 2023-01-11T13:27:46Z | |
| 114-sjres-8 | 114 | sjres | 8 | 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 representation case procedures. | Labor and Employment | 2015-02-09 | 2015-05-05 | Motion to table the veto message to accompany S. J. Res. 8 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 96 - 3. Record Vote Number: 172. (consideration: CR S2644) | Senate | Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] | TN | R | A000360 | 51 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Disapproves and nullifies the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board and published December 15, 2014, relating to representation case procedures. | 2023-01-11T13:27:46Z | |
| 114-sjres-9 | 114 | sjres | 9 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which requires (except during time of war and subject to suspension by Congress) that the total amount of money expended by the United States during any fiscal year not exceed the amount of certain revenue received by the United States during such fiscal year and not exceed 20 percent of the gross domestic product of the United States during the previous calendar year. | Economics and Public Finance | 2015-02-09 | 2015-02-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] | AL | R | S000320 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting the total amount of money expended by the United States during a fiscal year from exceeding total revenues received for that fiscal year, excluding revenue from the issuance of bonds, notes, or other obligations of the United States. The amendment prohibits the total amount of money expended by the United States in any fiscal year from exceeding 20% of the gross domestic product of the United States. The restrictions do not apply during a fiscal year in which a declaration of war is in effect, or if three-fifths of each chamber of Congress votes to suspend the restrictions. | 2023-01-11T13:28:16Z | |
| 114-sjres-6 | 114 | sjres | 6 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to balancing the budget. | Economics and Public Finance | 2015-02-04 | 2016-03-16 | Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 53 | Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year unless Congress authorizes the excess by a two-thirds vote of each chamber. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal and receipts derived from borrowing. The amendment prohibits total outlays for any fiscal year from exceeding 18% of the gross domestic product of the United States, unless two-thirds of each house of Congress provides for a specific increase above this amount. The amendment requires a two-thirds vote of each chamber of Congress to impose a new tax, increase the statutory rate of any tax, or increase the aggregate amount of revenue. It requires a three-fifths vote of each chamber to increase the limit on the debt of the United States. The President is required to submit an annual budget in which total outlays do not exceed total receipts and 18% of the gross domestic product of the United States. The amendment prohibits a court from ordering a revenue increase to enforce the requirements. Congress is authorized to waive specified requirements when a declaration of war is in effect or the United States is engaged in a military conflict which causes an imminent and serious military threat to national security. | 2023-01-11T13:28:16Z | |
| 114-sjres-7 | 114 | sjres | 7 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to clarify the authority of Congress and the States to regulate corporations, limited liability companies, and other corporate entities established by the laws of any State, the United States, or any foreign state. | Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues | 2015-02-04 | 2015-02-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] | MT | D | T000464 | 1 | Constitutional Amendment Declares that: (1) the rights enumerated in the Constitution and other rights retained by the people are the rights of natural persons; (2) the terms "people," "person," and "citizen" as used in the Constitution do not include corporations, limited liability companies, or other corporate entities established by the laws of any state, the United States, or any foreign state; and (3) corporate entities are subject to such regulation as the people, through representatives in Congress and state representatives, may determine reasonable, consistent with the powers of Congress and the states. Prohibits the Constitution from being construed to limit such rights, which are unalienable. | 2023-01-11T13:28:16Z | |
| 114-sjres-4 | 114 | sjres | 4 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to restore the rights of the American people that were taken away by the Supreme Court's decision in the Citizens United case and related decisions, to protect the integrity of our elections, and to limit the corrosive influence of money in our democratic process. | Government Operations and Politics | 2015-01-21 | 2015-01-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] | VT | I | S000033 | 0 | Constitutional Amendment Declares that, whereas the right to vote in public elections belongs only to natural persons as U.S. citizens, so shall the ability to make contributions and expenditures to influence the outcome of public elections belong only to natural persons. Declares that nothing in this Constitution shall be construed to restrict the power of Congress and the states to protect the integrity and fairness of the electoral process, limit the corrupting influence of private wealth in public elections, and guarantee the dependence of elected officials on the people alone by taking certain actions. Includes among such actions: (1) the establishment of systems of public financing for elections; (2) the imposition of requirements to ensure the disclosure of contributions and expenditures made to influence the outcome of a public election by candidates, individuals, and associations of individuals; and (3) the imposition of content neutral limitations on all such contributions and expenditures. Declares that nothing in this Article shall be construed to alter freedom of the press. Grants Congress and the states power to enforce this Amendment through appropriate legislation. | 2023-01-11T13:28:45Z | |
| 114-sjres-5 | 114 | sjres | 5 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections. | Government Operations and Politics | 2015-01-21 | 2015-01-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] | NM | D | U000039 | 42 | Constitutional Amendment Authorizes Congress and the states to set reasonable limits on the raising and spending of money by candidates and others to influence elections. Grants Congress and the states the power to implement and enforce this amendment by appropriate legislation. Allows them to distinguish between natural persons and corporations or other artificial entities created by law, including by prohibiting such entities from spending money to influence elections. Declares that nothing in this amendment shall be construed to grant Congress or the states the power to abridge the freedom of the press. | 2023-01-11T13:28:45Z | |
| 114-sjres-3 | 114 | sjres | 3 | A joint resolution providing for the reappointment of David M. Rubenstein as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. | Government Operations and Politics | 2015-01-12 | 2015-01-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. | Senate | Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] | VT | D | L000174 | 0 | Reappoints David M. Rubenstein as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. | 2023-01-11T13:28:45Z | |
| 114-sjres-1 | 114 | sjres | 1 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to limiting the number of terms that a Member of Congress may serve. | Congress | 2015-01-06 | 2015-01-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] | LA | R | V000127 | 14 | Constitutional Amendment Limits Members of the House of Representatives to three terms and Members of the Senate to two terms. | 2023-01-11T13:28:45Z | |
| 114-sjres-2 | 114 | sjres | 2 | A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring that the Federal budget be balanced. | Economics and Public Finance | 2015-01-06 | 2016-03-16 | Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] | UT | R | L000577 | 2 | Constitutional Amendment This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total outlays for a fiscal year from exceeding total receipts for that fiscal year or 18% of the U.S. gross domestic product unless Congress authorizes the excess by a two-thirds vote of each chamber. The prohibition excludes outlays for repayment of debt principal and receipts derived from borrowing. The amendment requires a two-thirds vote of each chamber of Congress to levy a new tax, increase the rate of any tax, or increase the debt limit. The amendment provides any Member of Congress with standing and a cause of action to seek judicial enforcement of this amendment if authorized by a petition signed by one-third of the Members of either house of Congress. Courts are prohibited from ordering any increase in revenue to enforce this amendment. | 2023-01-11T13:28:45Z |
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