# 117-sjres-46: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers".

117-sjres-46, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers"., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] (R-WI); status Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which S.J. Res. 46 failed of passage (Record Vote No. 211) entered in Senate. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-sjres-46
- Congress: 117
- 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 Justice and the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers".
- Status: Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which S.J. Res. 46 failed of passage (Record Vote No. 211) entered in Senate.
- Introduced: 2022-04-28
- Sponsor: Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] (R-WI)
- Cosponsors: 30
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers".

## Cosponsors (30)

- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] (R-IN), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] (R-TN), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] (R-OK), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (R-KY), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] (R-FL), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] (R-NE), 2022-05-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022-05-26T12:26:00.000Z | senate | On the Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 46 | Joint Resolution Defeated | 46 | 48 |

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## Sources
- [117-sjres-46 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/46)

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