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 "Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Legacy CCR Surface Impoundments".
SJRES 95 is a joint resolution seeking congressional disapproval of an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that would have regulated the disposal of coal ash (coal combustion residuals) from power plants, particularly focusing on old, unlined surface impoundments. If enacted, the resolution would nullify the EPA rule, preventing it from taking effect and preserving current disposal requirements for electric utilities. This bill uses the Congressional Review Act process to block the rule, which was published in the Federal Register on May 8, 2024. It directly affects power plants managing coal ash waste but does not create new regulations.
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Markwayne Mullin
RRepublican
Co
Cynthia M. Lummis
RRepublican
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James Lankford
RRepublican
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John Barrasso
RRepublican
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John Hoeven
RRepublican
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Katie Boyd Britt
RRepublican
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Kevin Cramer
RRepublican
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Marsha Blackburn
RRepublican
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Mike Braun
RRepublican
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Pete Ricketts
RRepublican
Co
Roger F. Wicker
RRepublican
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