{"format":1,"id":"118-sjres-38","congress":118,"number":"S.J.Res. 38","kind":"joint_resolution","group":"bills","title":"A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Highway Administration relating to \"Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers\".","title_source":"Display Title","official_title":"A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Highway Administration relating to \"Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers\".","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Highway Administration relating to \"Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers\"."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Highway Administration relating to \"Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers\"."}],"outcome":"vetoed","law_number":null,"introduced":"2023-07-26","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2024-01-11","vote":{"id":"118-2024-h8","question":"On Passage","title":"Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Highway Administration relating to “Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers”","result":"Passed","yea":209,"nay":198,"present":0,"not_voting":26,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2024/roll008.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2024-02-29","vote":{"id":"118-2024-s61","question":"On Overriding the Veto","title":"Shall the Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 38 Pass, the Objections of the President of the United States to the Contrary Notwithstanding?","result":"Veto Sustained","yea":50,"nay":47,"present":0,"not_voting":3,"source":"https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1182/vote_118_2_00061.xml"},"override":true,"passage":{"chamber":"senate","date":"2023-11-08","question":"On the Joint Resolution","title":"S.J.Res. 38","result":"Joint Resolution Passed","yea":50,"nay":48,"present":0,"not_voting":2,"kind":"final_candidate","source":"https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00303.xml"}}},"president":{"status":"vetoed","date":"2024-01-24"},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Failed of passage in Senate over veto by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 47. Record Vote Number: 61.","date":"2024-02-29"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[{"chamber":"senate","date":"2023-11-08","question":"On the Joint Resolution","title":"S.J.Res. 38","result":"Joint Resolution Passed","yea":50,"nay":48,"present":0,"not_voting":2,"kind":"final_candidate","source":"https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00303.xml"}],"crs_summary":{"date":"2024-01-11","stage":"Passed House","blocks":[{"k":"p","t":"This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) titled Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers and published on February 21, 2023. The rule temporarily waives the Buy America requirements for steel, iron, manufactured products, and construction materials in electric vehicle (EV) chargers."},{"k":"p","t":"FHWA defines an EV charger to mean the EV charger unit itself and the equipment contained inside it. EV charger housing components that are predominantly steel and iron are excluded from the waiver and must meet current FHWA Buy America requirements."},{"k":"p","t":"The FHWA final rule waives Buy America requirements for all EV chargers and components that are manufactured from the effective date of this waiver until June 30, 2024. Further, the final assembly must occur in the United States, and the installation must begin by October 1, 2024."},{"k":"p","t":"Beginning with EV chargers manufactured on July 1, 2024, the FHWA phases out waiver coverage for those previously covered EV chargers where the cost of U.S. manufactured components does not exceed 55% of the total components cost. (Under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, more than 55% of the components of manufactured goods must be obtained from U.S. manufacturers and sources.)"},{"k":"p","t":"This waiver remains in place until terminated by the FHWA."}],"words":210},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Disapproves the Federal Highway Administration rule \"Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers\" (88 Fed. Reg. 10619, February 21, 2023) under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, so that the rule has no force or effect.","cites":[{"label":"Text","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/38/text/enr"}]},"core_areas":["Congressional disapproval of the Federal Highway Administration's Buy America waiver for electric vehicle chargers"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"States that Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Federal Highway Administration relating to \"Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers\".","cite":{"label":"Text","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/38/text/enr"}},{"text":"Identifies the rule as published at 88 Fed. Reg. 10619 on February 21, 2023.","cite":{"label":"Text","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/38/text/enr"}},{"text":"Provides that the disapproved rule shall have no force or effect.","cite":{"label":"Text","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/38/text/enr"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Enrolled Bill","date":null,"rule":"enrolled","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/38/text/enr"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-01","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/38","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/38/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-sjres-38.png","v":"8e67d1d52954","alt":"Votes on Record. S.J.Res. 38, 118th Congress: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Highway Administration relating to \"Waiver of Buy America Requirements for Electric Vehicle Chargers\". House: 209 Yea, 198 Nay. Senate: 50 Yea, 47 Nay; a vote on overriding the President's veto. Outcome: Vetoed, 24 Jan 2024."}}