CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 37

119th Congress · Session 2 · February 12, 2026

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-142 — Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025.

This is a joint resolution from the 119th Congress. It specifically targets the action taken by the District of Columbia Council regarding a specific tax act. The resolution aims to disapprove of the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025. This act was enacted by the Council on December 20, 2025.

The Senate recorded this as
On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 142
A joint resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025.
Result: Joint Resolution Passed
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 49Nay: 47Not Voting: 4100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D04500
Independent I0200
Republican R49004
Official record
How each member voted (100)
49 yea, 47 nay, 4 not voting