- US Home voted 228-184 in favor of overriding President Joe Biden’s veto of H.J.Res. 109 on SAB 121.
- The vote nonetheless fell in need of required two-thirds majority.
The US Home of Representatives has didn’t override US president Joe Biden’s veto on laws that sought to nullify SEC’s Workers Accounting Bulletin (SAB) 121.
Biden vetoed H.J.Res. 109, a decision that sought to disapprove of the SAB 121 on Could 31, 2024. This got here after the US Congress had handed H.J.Res. 109 with bipartisan help.
On July 11, the US Home of Representatives voted in a contemporary bid to throw out the SEC’s controversial rule that requires banks that custody crypto so as to add this to their stability sheets below liabilities.
Vote fails to achieve two-thirds majority
The Home voted 228 in favor of overriding the veto.
Nevertheless, this fell brief as this didn’t meet the two-thirds majority threshold required to nullify the president’s motion. The Home managed 228-184 however the vote wanted 290 to move.
Lawmaker says vote sends message
The US Congress has not overridden any of the 12 vetoes that Biden has issued since taking workplace in 2021, with the requirement of a two-thirds majority a serious hurdle amid the political divide of Democrats versus Republicans.
This failure to overturn the veto means SAB 121 stands and that banks are more likely to discover it unappealing to offer crypto custody companies.
Nevertheless, Rep. Mike Flood says the vote has “sent a message that a bipartisan majority of the House continues to support repealing SAB 121.”
He added in an announcement posted on X:
“Banks have long been America’s most trusted custodians, and regulators should work with them so they can provide the same services for digital assets that they have to other asset classes through the years.”
Rep. Flood says he’ll proceed to work with others within the Home to search out “pathways” in direction of ending SAB 121.