Became Public Law No: 119-2.
This resolution uses the Congressional Review Act to overturn a recently issued agency regulation. If both chambers of Congress pass it and the President signs it, the named EPA rule is invalidated and cannot take effect. The law also bars the agency from issuing a new rule that is substantially the same unless Congress enacts new legislation. The CRA must be used within a limited time after a rule is finalized.
The rule titled "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions" (89 Fed. Reg. 91094, Nov. 18, 2024).
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Under the Congressional Review Act this joint resolution gets expedited consideration in the Senate and cannot be filibustered, so it only needs a simple majority there; it must still pass both chambers and be presented to the President for signature or veto. The CRA process must be used within a short window after the rule was issued.
This joint resolution, enacted under the Congressional Review Act, disapproves and nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency rule titled "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions" (89 Fed.
Reg. 91094, Nov. 18, 2024).
The resolution declares the rule "shall have no force or effect."
Narrow procedural tool increases feasibility, but high controversy and executive/judicial risks reduce overall odds.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a concise Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution that clearly identifies and nullifies a specific EPA rule. The construction is adequate for the purpose of effecting legal nullification but is minimalistic: it provides clear identification and a direct mechanism, while offering little in the way of justification, fiscal analysis, or consideration of secondary or edge-case consequences.
Progressives emphasize climate and EPA authority loss.
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Progressives emphasize climate and EPA authority loss.
Likely opposes the resolution because it removes an EPA regulatory tool addressing emissions from oil and gas systems.
They view the disapproval as a rollback of climate and pollution accountability.
Approaches the resolution with mixed views, weighing regulatory costs against environmental benefits.
Support depends on the rule's detailed economic impacts and whether alternatives ensure emissions reductions.
Likely supports the resolution as a check on EPA overreach and a protection against what is viewed as a de facto tax or burdensome regulation on energy producers.
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Narrow procedural tool increases feasibility, but high controversy and executive/judicial risks reduce overall odds.
The Senate formally adopted this resolution.
A resolution is a formal statement or decision by the chamber. Simple resolutions apply only to one chamber; joint resolutions require both chambers.
The House passed this bill. It now goes to the other chamber, and eventually to the President for signature.
The final vote on whether the bill becomes law (pending the other chamber and the President).
Progressives emphasize climate and EPA authority loss.
Narrow procedural tool increases feasibility, but high controversy and executive/judicial risks reduce overall odds.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a concise Congressional Review Act disapproval resolution that clearly identifies and nullifies a specific EPA rule. The construction is adequate for the purpose o…
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