Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
This joint resolution, submitted under the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. ch.8), declares congressional disapproval of the Environmental Protection Agency rule titled "Reconsideration of the Dust-Lead Hazard Standards and Dust-Lead Post-Abatement Clearance Levels" (89 Fed. Reg. 89416).
Public-health protection for children versus regulatory cost burdens
Narrow administrative action easier to advance in one chamber, but political sensitivity raises hurdles.
This joint resolution, submitted under the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. ch.8), declares congressional disapproval of the Environmental Protection Agency rule titled "Reconsideration of the Dust-Lead Hazard Standards and Dust-Lead Post-Abatement Clearance Levels" (89 Fed.
Reg. 89416).
If enacted, the resolution would provide that the specified EPA rule "shall have no force or effect." The measure is referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Narrow CRA tool makes enactment procedurally straightforward but politically fraught; needs both chambers plus executive assent.
How solid the drafting looks.
Public-health protection for children versus regulatory cost burdens
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Public-health protection for children versus regulatory cost burdens
Likely opposes the resolution as an attempt to block an EPA action addressing lead hazards.
Views the rule as a public-health measure protecting children and vulnerable communities, so disapproval is seen negatively.
Notes uncertainty because the bill text does not describe the rule's substantive changes.
Approaches the resolution cautiously and wants more information on costs and benefits.
Sees value in congressional review but prefers measured fixes (delay, targeted amendment) over blanket nullification.
Concerned both about child health and economic burdens for small property owners.
Likely supports the resolution as a check on EPA regulatory overreach.
Views disapproval as protecting property rights, limiting costs, and reasserting legislative authority over agency policymaking.
Will frame the rule as a costly federal mandate (noting rule text specifics are not in the joint resolution).
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
Still ahead
Narrow CRA tool makes enactment procedurally straightforward but politically fraught; needs both chambers plus executive assent.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Public-health protection for children versus regulatory cost burdens
Narrow CRA tool makes enactment procedurally straightforward but politically fraught; needs both chambers plus executive assent.
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