SJRES 66 United States Senate · 119th Congress

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 for Coke Ovens: Pushing, Quenching, and Battery Stacks, and Coke Oven Batteries; Residual Risk and Technology Review, and Periodic Technology Review."

This joint resolution (SJRES 66) seeks to block an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that established new emission standards for hazardous air pollutants from specific coke oven operations at steel plants. It directly affects the EPA, which would no longer enforce the rule, and steel manufacturers operating coke ovens (used in steel production) who would avoid compliance with the proposed standards. The resolution uses a congressional disapproval process under federal law to nullify the EPA’s rule, which was published in the Federal Register on July 8, 2025. If passed, the rule would have no legal effect, halting its implementation.
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Introduced Jul 22, 2025 Last action Jul 22, 2025
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