Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
This resolution uses the Congressional Review Act to reject an Environmental Protection Agency rule that phases down certain hydrofluorocarbons. If enacted, it declares the rule has no force or effect and bars the agency from issuing a substantially similar rule unless Congress enacts new legislation. The resolution must pass both chambers and be presented to the President to become law.
The rule titled "Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Management of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons and Substitutes Under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020" (89 Fed. Reg. 82682, October 11, 2024).
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Under the Congressional Review Act, the Senate may use expedited procedures that prevent filibusters and only require a simple majority to pass disapproval; the House also requires a simple majority. If both chambers pass the resolution, it must be signed by the President to take effect.
This joint resolution, filed under the Congressional Review Act, disapproves and nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency final rule titled "Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Management of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons and Substitutes Under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020" (89 Fed.
Reg. 82682, Oct 11, 2024).
If enacted, the rule "shall have no force or effect." The resolution does not itself replace the rule or specify alternative regulations.
Narrow and administratively simple but politically contentious; presidential approval or veto and Senate hurdles are major barriers.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a concise statutory instrument that accomplishes a single substantive policy change: nullifying a named EPA rule under the Congressional Review Act. It clearly identifies the target rule and states the legal effect, but includes minimal explanatory material, fiscal discussion, or handling of consequential or edge-case issues.
Progressives emphasize climate harms from nullifying the HFC phasedown rule.
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Progressives emphasize climate harms from nullifying the HFC phasedown rule.
Views the resolution as a rollback of a climate- and emissions-reduction rule implementing the AIM Act.
Opposes nullification because it would impede HFC phasedown and harm climate goals.
Wants stronger, not weaker, federal action on HFCs.
Sees congressional review and oversight as legitimate but worries about consequences for emissions and market certainty.
Wants rigorous cost-benefit evidence before disapproval.
Open to support if the EPA rule is legally or economically flawed and no replacement is worse.
Likely supports the resolution strongly as a necessary check on EPA authority and regulatory overreach under the AIM Act.
Views nullification as protecting businesses, consumers, and congressional prerogative.
Prefers market-sensitive or less prescriptive alternatives.
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Narrow and administratively simple but politically contentious; presidential approval or veto and Senate hurdles are major barriers.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives emphasize climate harms from nullifying the HFC phasedown rule.
Narrow and administratively simple but politically contentious; presidential approval or veto and Senate hurdles are major barriers.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a concise statutory instrument that accomplishes a single substantive policy change: nullifying a named EPA rule under the Congressional Review Act. It clearly ide…
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