Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention.
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Latest Action · April 12, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
This joint resolution uses the Congressional Review Act to reject an Environmental Protection Agency rule that strengthens safety requirements for chemical facilities to prevent accidental releases of hazardous substances. The resolution disapproves the EPA's "Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention" rule, which was published in the Federal Register on March 11, 2024, and would have no force or effect if passed. The legislation was introduced by a group of House Republicans and referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. If approved by both the House and Senate, this action would block the EPA's updated risk management program requirements that were designed to reduce the risk of chemical accidents at industrial facilities under the Clean Air Act.
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