{"format":1,"id":"118-sjres-57","congress":118,"number":"S.J.Res. 57","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 Department of the Treasury relating to \"Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds\".","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 Department of the Treasury relating to \"Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds\".","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 Department of the Treasury relating to \"Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds\"."},{"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 Department of the Treasury relating to \"Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds\"."}],"outcome":"failed_senate","law_number":null,"introduced":"2024-02-01","chambers":{"house":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null},"senate":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2024-05-15","vote":{"id":"118-2024-s168","question":"On the Joint Resolution","title":"S.J.Res. 57","result":"Joint Resolution Defeated","yea":46,"nay":49,"present":0,"not_voting":5,"source":"https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1182/vote_118_2_00168.xml"}}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 49. Record Vote Number: 168.","date":"2024-05-15"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2024-02-01","stage":"Introduced in Senate","blocks":[{"k":"p","t":"This joint resolution nullifies the Department of Treasury's rule titled Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, which was issued on November 20, 2023."},{"k":"p","t":"The rule relates to the use of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF), which were initially authorized under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to help state and local governments respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency. Current regulations allow for the use of funds for authorized purposes by December 31, 2026, if such funds are obligated for expenditure by December 31, 2024."},{"k":"p","t":"The rule modifies the definition of an obligation to include satisfaction of administrative or legal requirements that are associated with the SLFRF program, such as reporting, audit, or environmental compliance requirements. Funds for these purposes are considered to be obligated by the required deadline of December 31, 2024. Estimated amounts of such obligations must be reported to Treasury by April 30, 2024, and the funds must still be used by December 31, 2026."}],"words":162},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Disapproves, under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, the Department of the Treasury rule on \"Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds\" published at 88 Fed. Reg. 80584 (November 20, 2023), and provides that the rule has no force or effect.","cites":[{"label":"Text","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/57/text/pcs"}]},"core_areas":["Congressional disapproval of the Department of the Treasury rule on Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"States that Congress disapproves the Department of the Treasury rule relating to \"Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds\".","cite":{"label":"Text","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/57/text/pcs"}},{"text":"Identifies the rule by its Federal Register citation, 88 Fed. Reg. 80584, dated November 20, 2023.","cite":{"label":"Text","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/57/text/pcs"}},{"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/57/text/pcs"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Placed on Calendar Senate","date":"2024-05-14","rule":"nearest","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/57/text/pcs"},"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/57","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/57/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-sjres-57.png","v":"fd9f0c25714f","alt":"Votes on Record. S.J.Res. 57, 118th Congress: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury relating to \"Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds\". Senate: 46 Yea, 49 Nay. Outcome: Failed Senate, 15 May 2024."}}