- Potential benefitAvoids immediate compliance costs for owners of volatile organic liquid storage vessels.
- Potential benefitPreserves operating budgets and short-term employment at affected storage and refinery facilities.
- Federal agenciesReduces new federal regulatory requirements faced by petroleum storage operators.
Disapprove EPA New Source Performance Standards Review for Volatile…
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
This joint resolution invokes the Congressional Review Act to disapprove an Environmental Protection Agency rule titled “New Source Performance Standards Review for Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels (Including Petroleum Liquid Storage Vessels)” (89 Fed. Reg. 83296, Oct 15, 2024).
Liberal emphasizes emissions, health, and environmental-justice harms.
Narrow, simple CRA disapproval is procedurally straightforward; passage depends mainly on whether a chamber majority favors rolling back EPA rules.
This joint resolution invokes the Congressional Review Act to disapprove an Environmental Protection Agency rule titled “New Source Performance Standards Review for Volatile Organic Liquid Storage Vessels (Including Petroleum Liquid Storage Vessels)” (89 Fed.
Reg. 83296, Oct 15, 2024).
If enacted, the resolution would nullify that EPA rule and render it without force or effect.
Content is narrow but politically charged; success depends heavily on chamber majorities, Senate support, and executive response.
How solid the drafting looks.
Liberal emphasizes emissions, health, and environmental-justice harms.
Who stands to gain, and who may push back.
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- Potential burdenCould allow higher emissions of volatile organic compounds from storage vessels than the rule would limit.
- Local governmentsMay increase local ozone formation and associated public health risks near storage sites.
- Potential burdenUndermines EPA regulatory authority and sets precedent for using disapproval to nullify environmental safeguards.
Why the argument around this bill splits.
Liberal emphasizes emissions, health, and environmental-justice harms.
Likely to oppose the resolution because it would block an EPA emissions-control rule.
They would view this as a rollback of pollution safeguards protecting air quality and public health.
Would weigh regulatory costs against environmental benefits and seek more information.
May favor targeted adjustments or delayed implementation over blanket disapproval.
Likely to support the resolution as a check on regulatory overreach.
Views disapproval as protecting industry, preventing costly mandates, and preserving energy infrastructure reliability.
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Content is narrow but politically charged; success depends heavily on chamber majorities, Senate support, and executive response.
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Liberal emphasizes emissions, health, and environmental-justice harms.
Content is narrow but politically charged; success depends heavily on chamber majorities, Senate support, and executive response.
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