The Senate approved legislation on May 17 that could nullify a loosened Biden administration rule for deciding whether immigrants to the United States are likely to become public charges.
Fifty lawmakers, including two Democrats, voted “yea,” while 47 voted “nay.”
The measure is a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act, which allows Congress to take down agency rules soon after they’re proposed. The law also prevents agencies from reissuing a rule “substantially the same” as the one that met with the congressional disapproval.
The White House’s Office of Management and Budget on May 17 announced that President Joe Biden would veto the legislation, saying the Department of Homeland Security’s rule provides “a clear, comprehensive, and fair standard for assessing whether a noncitizen is likely to become a public charge.”…