SJRES 86 Advanced toward a vote

Disapproves the Environmental Protection Agency's August 2025 approval of South Dakota's regional haze plan, which would nullify that rule so it has no force or effect.

Official title: 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 "Air Plan Approval; South Dakota; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period".

Next stop Senate floor: awaiting a vote

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Senate

Introduced 01-OCT-2025

Referred 01-OCT-2025

On the calendar 09-DEC-2025

Key points

Disapproves the EPA rule titled "Air Plan Approval; South Dakota; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period" published at 90 Fed. Reg. 41893 on August 28, 2025
Declares that the rule shall have no force or effect
The Senate motion to proceed to consideration of the resolution was rejected 43-50 on record vote 4

AI-generated from the Placed on Calendar Senate text of 09-DEC-2025 · verify · report an error

Official CRS summary

Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Introduced in Senate, 01-OCT-2025).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov

Committee referrals (1)

Environment and Public Works Committee (Senate)

Policy area

Environmental Protection

Sponsor Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) Cosponsors · 0

No cosponsors.

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