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 "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units: Final Repeal".
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Latest Action · April 27, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
This joint resolution seeks to block the Environmental Protection Agency from repealing emission standards that limit hazardous air pollutants from coal and oil-fired power plants. The EPA issued a rule in February 2026 that would have eliminated these pollution controls, but Congress is using the Congressional Review Act to disapprove and nullify that deregulatory action. If this resolution passes both chambers and becomes law, the EPA's repeal would be void and the original emission standards for hazardous air pollutants would remain in effect. The resolution primarily affects electric utilities that operate coal and oil-fired power plants, as well as communities near these facilities who would continue to receive protection from toxic air emissions. The measure was introduced in April 2026 and placed on the Senate calendar in May 2026, with no specific funding provisions since it simply blocks an EPA rule rather than creating new programs.
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