H.J.Res. 109 explained · 118th Congress · Not enacted (118th Congress ended)
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121".
Cosponsors: 4 (2 D, 2 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-11
Introduced: 2024-02-01
Latest action (2024-07-11): The Chair directed the Clerk to notify the Senate of the action of the House.
What H.J.Res. 109 does, in plain terms
This joint resolution nullifies the rule issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2022, titled Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121. This bulletin provides accounting and disclosure guidance for entities related to their obligations to safeguard cryptoassets held for users of its platform. A letter of opinion from the Government Accountability Office dated October 31, 2023, titled Securities and Exchange Commission—Applicability of the Congressional Review Act to Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121 concluded that this bulletin is a rule for purposes of the Congressional Review Act.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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