A joint resolution to disapprove a rule of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to greenhouse gas emissions from electric utility generating units.

Bill: 113-sjres-30
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]
Introduced: 2014-01-16
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Air quality

Climate change and greenhouse gases

Coal

Congressional oversight

Electric power generation and transmission

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environmental regulatory procedures

Oil and gas
Latest action: action_date: 2014-01-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S447)

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-01-16
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Disapproves and nullifies the rule submitted by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) relating to new source performance standards for emissions of carbon dioxide for new affected fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units.</p>

tv_txt: IIA 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. J. RES. 30 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 16, 2014 Mr. McConnell (for himself, Mr. Vitter , Mr. Moran , Mr. Scott , Mr. Hoeven , Mr. Portman , Mr. Thune , Mr. Paul , Mr. Hatch , Mr. Inhofe , Mr. Blunt , Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Enzi , Mr. Roberts , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Isakson , Mr. Flake , Mr. Rubio , Mr. Johanns , Mr. Boozman , Mrs. Fischer , Ms. Murkowski , Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin , Mr. Risch , Mr. Burr , Mr. Shelby , Mr. Chambliss , Mr. Coburn , Mr. Grassley , Mr. McCain , Mr. Alexander , Mr. Crapo , Mr. Lee , Mr. Coats , Mr. Toomey , Mr. Cochran , Mr. Cruz , Mr. Kirk , Mr. Wicker , Mr. Corker , and Mr. Graham ) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works JOINT RESOLUTION To disapprove a rule of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to greenhouse gas emissions from electric utility generating units.

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to new source performance standards for emissions of carbon dioxide for new affected fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (published at 79 Fed. Reg. 1430 (January 8, 2014)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.