S.J. Res. 29 (119th)Bill Overview

Disapprove EPA Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Withdrawal of Technical…

CRA DisapprovalEnvironmental Protection|Environmental Protection
Cosponsors
Support
Republican
Introduced
Mar 3, 2025
Discussions
Bill Text
Current stageCommittee

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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President
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01 · The brief
Plain-English summaryWhat this bill actually does

This joint resolution uses the Congressional Review Act to disapprove an Environmental Protection Agency rule titled “Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Withdrawal of Technical Amendment” (90 Fed. Reg. 6811, Jan 21, 2025).

Why people may split

Progressives emphasize potential public-health and EPA-authority harms

Watch point

Narrow, low-cost CRA measure is procedurally simple, but environmental politics may reduce bipartisan support.

This joint resolution uses the Congressional Review Act to disapprove an Environmental Protection Agency rule titled “Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Withdrawal of Technical Amendment” (90 Fed.

Reg. 6811, Jan 21, 2025).

If enacted, the resolution would nullify that EPA rule and prevent it from taking effect.

Passage45/100

Narrow, low-cost regulatory rollback with clear procedural path, but success hinges on timing and majority support amid contentious policy area.

CredibilityPartial

How solid the drafting looks.

Contention70/100

Progressives emphasize potential public-health and EPA-authority harms

02 · What it does

Who stands to gain, and who may push back.

Likely benefits vs burdens50% / 50%
States · Federal agenciesFederal agencies

These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.

Likely helped
  • StatesRestores state regulatory control over Ohio's air plan by nullifying the EPA technical amendment.
  • Potential benefitAvoids potentially new compliance costs for Ohio businesses tied to the withdrawn amendment.
  • Federal agenciesAsserts congressional oversight of agency rulemaking under the Congressional Review Act.
Likely burdened
  • Potential burdenBlocks an EPA correction that might address administrative or technical deficiencies in Ohio's SIP.
  • Potential burdenCould delay emissions reductions if EPA's action would have improved regulatory compliance.
  • Federal agenciesMay weaken federal enforcement tools needed to ensure interstate air quality obligations.
03 · Why people split

Why the argument around this bill splits.

Progressives emphasize potential public-health and EPA-authority harms
Progressive20%

Likely opposes the resolution as an attempt to overturn EPA action and constrain agency authority.

Concerned about potential harms to air-quality protections and public health, though the bill text is thin on specifics.

Likely resistant
Centrist50%

Approaches the resolution cautiously and wants more detail.

Will weigh whether the EPA withdrawal was a narrow technical correction or a substantive policy change before taking a position.

Split reaction
Conservative85%

Likely supports the resolution as a check on EPA overreach and to protect state discretion.

Views CRA disapproval as appropriate if EPA action reduced state or stakeholder input.

Leans supportive
04 · Can it pass?

The path through Congress.

Introduced

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Committee

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Floor

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President

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Law

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Passage likelihood45/100

Narrow, low-cost regulatory rollback with clear procedural path, but success hinges on timing and majority support amid contentious policy area.

Scope and complexity
24%
Scopenarrow
24%
Complexitylow
Why this could stall
  • Whether the resolution falls inside the CRA timing window
  • Unknown level of floor support in each chamber
05 · Recent votes

Recent votes on the bill.

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06 · Go deeper

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Narrow, low-cost regulatory rollback with clear procedural path, but success hinges on timing and majority support amid contentious policy…

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