Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions".
HJRES 35 is a congressional resolution disapproving an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that established procedures for emissions charges on petroleum and natural gas systems. Specifically, it targets the EPA’s November 2024 rule titled "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions," which would have required companies to pay fees based on emissions. The resolution, passed by both chambers in February 2025, nullifies the rule, preventing it from taking effect. This directly affects oil and gas companies subject to the EPA’s emissions regulations, removing a specific compliance mechanism they would have faced.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 4, 2025
Signed Mar 14, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2025 · House Feb 26, 2025
How they voted
52–47
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 100
Feb 27, 2025
D
Democratic45
100% Nay
I
Independent2
100% Nay
R
Republican53
98% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Mar 14, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by President.
executive
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 97.
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 206, 1 Present (Roll no. 52). (text: CR H846)
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 206, 1 Present (Roll no. 52). (text: CR H846)
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 161 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 20, H.J. Res. 35 and H. Con. Res. 14. The resolution provides for consideration of two joint resolutions, H.J.Res.20, under a closed rule and H.J.Res. 35, under a closed rule. Also, the resolution provides for consideration of H. Con. Res. 14, under a closed rule. The joint resolutions are debatable for one hour each and the concurrent resolution is debatable for 3 hours.
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 19 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
August Pfluger
RRepublican
Co
Craig A. Goldman
RRepublican
Co
Dan Crenshaw
RRepublican
Co
Derek Schmidt
RRepublican
Co
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
RRepublican
Co
Gabe Evans
RRepublican
Co
Gary J. Palmer
RRepublican
Co
Glenn Grothman
RRepublican
Co
H. Morgan Griffith
RRepublican
Co
Jodey C. Arrington
RRepublican
Co
John Joyce
RRepublican
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