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 "Air Plan Approval; West Virginia; Regional Haze State Implementation Plan for the Second Implementation Period".
This bill (SJRES 64) seeks congressional disapproval of an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that approved West Virginia's air quality plan for reducing regional haze during the second implementation period. The resolution would block the EPA rule (published in the Federal Register on July 7, 2025) from taking effect, directly affecting West Virginia's compliance with federal air quality standards for haze reduction. Under Chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S. Code, this disapproval process allows Congress to halt federal agency rules without changing the underlying law. The bill does not alter air quality requirements but stops this specific EPA action from being implemented.
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Introduced Jul 22, 2025
Last action Jul 22, 2025
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Jul 22, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Jul 22, 2025
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Sheldon Whitehouse
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