A joint resolution 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: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units Review of the Residual Risk and Technology Review".
This bill (SJRES 88) seeks congressional approval to block an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that sets emissions standards for coal- and oil-fired power plants. Specifically, it aims to disapprove the EPA's rule on "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants" for these plants, which was published in the Federal Register on May 7, 2024. If passed, the rule would have no legal effect, preventing the EPA from enforcing these specific emissions limits on affected power plants. The bill directly affects the EPA's regulatory authority and the operations of coal- and oil-fired electricity generators.
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Introduced May 16, 2024
Last action May 16, 2024
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May 16, 2024
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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May 16, 2024
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1 primary · 12 co-sponsors
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John Hoeven
RRepublican
Co
Cindy Hyde-Smith
RRepublican
Co
Cynthia M. Lummis
RRepublican
Co
John Barrasso
RRepublican
Co
Katie Boyd Britt
RRepublican
Co
Kevin Cramer
RRepublican
Co
Markwayne Mullin
RRepublican
Co
Marsha Blackburn
RRepublican
Co
Mike Lee
RRepublican
Co
Mike Rounds
RRepublican
Co
Roger F. Wicker
RRepublican
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