HJRES 35
Became law
Nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency's rule setting procedures for the waste emissions charge on oil and natural gas systems, so the rule has no force or effect.
Official title: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions".
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
04-FEB-2025
Referred
04-FEB-2025
On the calendar
25-FEB-2025
Passed
26-FEB-2025
Senate
Received
27-FEB-2025
Passed
27-FEB-2025
President
Presented
04-MAR-2025
Signed
14-MAR-2025
Became law
14-MAR-2025
- Disapproves the EPA rule titled 'Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions', published at 89 Fed. Reg. 91094 on November 18, 2024.
- Declares the rule to have no force or effect.
- Uses the congressional review process under chapter 8 of title 5 of the U.S. Code to overturn the rule.
Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Public Law, 14-MAR-2025).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Energy and Commerce Committee (House)
Environmental Protection
■ 19 R
19 Republicans
- Rick W. Allen
- Jodey C. Arrington
- Troy Balderson
- Mike Carey
- Earl L. "Buddy" Carter
- Dan Crenshaw
- Gabe Evans
- Julie Fedorchak
- Craig A. Goldman
- H. Morgan Griffith
- Glenn Grothman
- John Joyce
- Nicholas A. Langworthy
- Robert E. Latta
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks
- Gary J. Palmer
- Michael A. Rulli
- Derek Schmidt
- Randy K. Weber, Sr.