CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 223

119th Congress · Session 1 · April 30, 2025

The vote on whether to pass the joint resolution

A joint resolution is a bill by another name: it goes to the other chamber and then to the President. Most of them are used to overturn a rule an agency has made.

What was being voted on

119-HJRES-42 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment".

This joint resolution states that Congress disapproves of a specific rule submitted by the Department of Energy. The rule in question relates to the Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards, which covers certification requirements, labeling requirements, and enforcement provisions for certain consumer products and commercial equipment. Because of this resolution, that specific rule will have no force or effect.

The Senate recorded this as
On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 42
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment".
Result: Joint Resolution Passed
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 52Nay: 46Not Voting: 2100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D04401
Independent I0200
Republican R52001
Official record
How each member voted (100)
52 yea, 46 nay, 2 not voting