Bill Details
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Official Title
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers".
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
This joint resolution nullifies the "Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers" rule finalized by the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 27, 2016. (The rule, mandated under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, requires resource extraction issuers to disclose payments made to governments for the commercial development of oil, natural gas, or minerals.)
joint resolution Progress
- EnactedFebruary 14th, 2017The President signed this bill into law
- The senate Passed February 3rd, 2017Roll Call Vote 52 Yea / 47 Nay
- The house Passed February 1st, 2017Roll Call Vote 235 Yea / 187 Nay
- house Committees
Committee on Financial ServicesIntroducedJanuary 30th, 2017
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