Joint Resolution Passed in the Senate on May 6, 2025 · 55 Yea, 45 Nay
Question: On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 61
In plain English: Congress is voting to block an Environmental Protection Agency rule that sets emission standards for hazardous air pollutants from rubber tire factories. This action would prevent the rule from taking effect.
This joint resolution removes emission regulations on hazardous air pollutants under the rubber tire manufacturing source category, specifically from the rubber processing subcategory. The joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule titled National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing, which addresses the decision in Louisiana Environmental Action Network v. EPA (D.C. Cir. 2020) that requires the EPA to address unregulated emiss…