United States President Joe Biden has vetoed a resolution that would have overruled the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) 121.
"This reversal of the considered judgment of SEC staff in this way risks undercutting the SEC’s broader authorities regarding accounting practices," he declared in an official May 31 statement.
"My Administration will not support measures that jeopardize the well-being of consumers and investors," Biden added.
The SEC’s SAB was set to take effect on April 11, 2024, but was met with considerable blowback from the crypto community and lawmakers alike.
Lawmakers in the House of Representatives voted to repeal the SEC’s guidance by a margin of 228 to 182 and passed the bill to the Senate. Once there, senators echoed the House vote and elected to repeal SAB-121 by a decisive 60-38 votes.