A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Food and Nutrition Service relating to "Application of Bostock v. Clayton County to Program Discrimination Complaint Processing-Policy Update".

failedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

27 July 2023

Last action

26 October 2023 · Vote

Status

Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 50. Record Vote Number: 272.

Summary

This joint resolution nullifies the policy update issued by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) on May 5, 2022, related to discrimination on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) deemed the policy update a rule on June 5, 2023, and therefore subject to the Congressional Review Act (CRA) requirement that a rule must be submitted to Congress and the GAO before it can take effect. The CRA also permits Congress to review and disapprove rules using specified procedures. In June 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Bostock v. Clayton County that, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the prohibition on sex discrimination in employment includes discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The FNS determined that the Bostock analysis also applies to certain FNS-enforced requirements under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 because the requirements are sufficiently similar to those in the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The FNS rule concludes that the prohibitions against sex discrimination in the FNS-enforced statutes prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation. The rule also directs state agencies and program operators to handle complaints alleging discrimination on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation as complaints of prohibited sex discrimination.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

27 July 2023
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Source: IntroReferral
27 July 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
17 October 2023
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 229.
Source: Calendars
17 October 2023
Discharge
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).
Source: Discharge
17 October 2023
Committee
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).
Source: Committee
26 October 2023
Floor
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5210)
Source: Floor
26 October 2023
Vote
Failed of passage/not agreed to in Senate: Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 50. Record Vote Number: 272.
Source: Floor

Votes

26 October 2023 · Joint Resolution Defeated · On the Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 42 · Joint Resolution Defeated · Official source

Yes 47 · No 50 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 3

Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]Not Voting
Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]Nay
Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]Not Voting
Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]Nay

Showing the first 4 recorded positions. Vote totals above are complete.

Versions

Placed on Calendar Senate · 17 October 2023 · Download file
Introduced in Senate · 27 July 2023 · Download file

Documents

5 official files

Placed on Calendar Senate (text)

View file Download file

This file cannot be previewed here. Use View or Download.

Leesvertaling

Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

Vertaal naar

Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Placed on Calendar Senate (text)
Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 17 October 2023
View Download Open at official source
Placed on Calendar Senate (PDF)
Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 17 October 2023
View Download Open at official source
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Vertaal naar
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 July 2023
View Download Open at official source
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Vertaal naar
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 July 2023
View Download Open at official source
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Vertaal naar
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 27 July 2023
Open at official source
Leesvertaling
Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.
Vertaal naar
Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.

Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/42
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/sjres/42
us · 118-sjres-42 · source updated 5 December 2025