H.J. Res. 61 (119th)Bill Overview

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing".

Environmental Protection|Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAir quality
Cosponsors
Support
Republican
Introduced
Feb 25, 2025
Discussions
Bill Text
Current stageLaw

Became Public Law No: 119-14.

Introduced
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President
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Congressional Activities
01 · The brief

This joint resolution uses the Congressional Review Act (chapter 8, title 5) to disapprove and nullify the EPA rule titled “National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing” (89 Fed.

Reg. 94886, Nov. 29, 2024).

The resolution states the rule shall have no force or effect.

Passage35/100

Narrow scope helps House prospects; Senate procedural hurdles and executive response create substantial uncertainty.

CredibilityPartial

How solid the drafting looks.

Contention70/100

Progressives emphasize health and emissions impacts; conservatives emphasize regulatory burden.

02 · What it does

Who stands to gain, and who may push back.

Who this appears to help vs burden50% / 50%
Manufacturers · StatesLocal governments
Likely helped
  • ManufacturersReduces immediate compliance costs for rubber tire manufacturers by eliminating NESHAP obligations.
  • StatesLowers regulatory paperwork and reporting burdens on affected facilities and state agencies.
  • Targeted stakeholdersPotentially preserves manufacturing jobs by avoiding rule-induced cost increases for some firms.
Likely burdened
  • Targeted stakeholdersEliminates anticipated emissions controls, likely increasing hazardous air pollutant releases from facilities.
  • Local governmentsMay worsen local air quality and associated public health outcomes in nearby communities.
  • Targeted stakeholdersShifts potential health and environmental costs onto communities and public budgets.
03 · Why people split

Why the argument around this bill splits.

Progressives emphasize health and emissions impacts; conservatives emphasize regulatory burden.
Progressive10%

Likely views the resolution as a rollback of public health and environmental protections for communities and workers near tire manufacturing plants.

Sees it as favoring industry cost-savings over pollution controls and a dangerous precedent weakening EPA authority.

Likely resistant
Centrist50%

Approaches the resolution pragmatically, seeking evidence of costs and benefits.

Worries about both regulatory overreach and removing meaningful pollution controls without replacement or analysis.

Split reaction
Conservative90%

Likely supports the resolution as constraining EPA regulatory overreach and protecting domestic manufacturers from burdensome rules.

Views disapproval as promoting economic competitiveness and limiting costly mandates.

Leans supportive
04 · Can it pass?

The path through Congress.

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Floor

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President

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Passage likelihood35/100

Narrow scope helps House prospects; Senate procedural hurdles and executive response create substantial uncertainty.

Scope and complexity
24%
Scopenarrow
24%
Complexitylow
Why this could stall
  • Absent formal cost or regulatory impact estimates
  • Administration/executive branch position unknown from text
05 · Recent votes

Recent votes on the bill.

06 · Go deeper

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Progressives emphasize health and emissions impacts; conservatives emphasize regulatory burden.

Narrow scope helps House prospects; Senate procedural hurdles and executive response create substantial uncertainty.

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