This joint resolution seeks to block an Environmental Protection Agency rule that establishes procedures for how oil and natural gas companies can comply with a waste emissions charge on methane leaks from their operations. The resolution would use the Congressional Review Act, a fast-track process that allows Congress to disapprove federal regulations within 60 days of their publication. If passed, the EPA rule would be invalidated and could not be reimposed in the same form. The resolution was introduced by Senator Hoeven and ten other Republican senators in December 2024 and referred to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. The underlying EPA rule, published in November 2024, addresses how petroleum and natural gas companies can calculate compliance with emissions charges and potentially use netting and exemptions in their calculations.