This joint resolution would reject an EPA rule that extended deadlines for steam electric power plants to comply with pollution discharge limits. The rule, published in December 2025, gave these coal and natural gas-fired power plants additional time to meet federal standards for filtering out harmful chemicals and pollutants from their wastewater before releasing it into rivers, lakes, and other waterways. If Congress approves this resolution, the EPA's deadline extensions would be canceled and the original, earlier compliance deadlines would take effect. The measure affects electric power generating facilities across the country and uses the Congressional Review Act—a procedural tool that allows Congress to overturn federal regulations with a simple majority vote in both chambers. Senator Whitehouse introduced the resolution in February 2026, and it was referred to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.