A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category-Deadline Extensions; Correction".
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Latest Action · March 9, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
This joint resolution would reject an Environmental Protection Agency rule that extended deadlines for steam electric power plants to comply with pollution control standards for wastewater discharge. If passed, the rule would be nullified and have no legal effect, requiring the EPA to follow the original, stricter compliance timeline. The resolution uses the Congressional Review Act, a legislative tool that allows Congress to overturn federal agency regulations with a simple majority vote in both chambers. The affected rule, published in the Federal Register on January 30, 2026, applies to coal and natural gas power plants that must limit the chemicals and pollutants they release into water. Supporters of the resolution argue that extending compliance deadlines weakens environmental protections, while opponents contend that the extensions were necessary to give power plants adequate time to implement costly pollution-control technologies.
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