Passed in the House on May 22, 2025 · 216 Yea, 212 Nay, 4 Not Voting
Question: On Passage: S J RES 31 Providing for congressional disapproval of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “Review of Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act”
In plain English: Congress is voting to block an Environmental Protection Agency rule that would require certain factories to keep following strict pollution limits, even if they are no longer classified as major polluters. This action would effectively cancel the EPA's September 2024 decision on how to regulate hazardous air pollutants.
This joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency rule titled Review of Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act (89 Fed. Reg. 73293) and published on September 10, 2024. Among other elements, the rule requires sources of persistent and bioaccumulative hazardous air pollutants to continue to comply with certain major source emission standards under the Clean Air Act even if the sources reclassify as area sources.