A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units".

Bill: 114-sjres-23
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]
Introduced: 2015-10-26
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: 2016-01-11
text: Veto message received in Senate. Ordered held at the desk. (text of veto message: CR 01/11/2016 S28-29)

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-10-26
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal">Nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency's rule published on October 23, 2015, that establishes new source performance standards under the Clean Air Act for emissions of carbon dioxide from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (EGUs) if the EGUs are newly constructed, modified, or reconstructed. (Those EGUs convert fossil fuel energy to electric energy.)</p>

action_date: 2015-11-17
action_desc: Passed Senate without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal">Nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency's rule published on October 23, 2015, that establishes new source performance standards under the Clean Air Act for carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (EGUs) if the EGUs are newly constructed, modified, or reconstructed. (Those EGUs convert fossil fuel energy to electric energy.)</p>

action_date: 2015-12-01
action_desc: Passed House without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal">Nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency's rule published on October 23, 2015, that establishes new source performance standards under the Clean Air Act for carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (EGUs) if the EGUs are newly constructed, modified, or reconstructed. (Those EGUs convert fossil fuel energy to electric energy.)</p>

tv_txt: IIA 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. J. RES. 23 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 26, 2015 Mr. McConnell (for himself, Mr. Manchin , Mrs. Capito , Mr. Inhofe , Mr. Blunt , Mr. Lee , Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Cruz , Mr. Boozman , Mr. Hoeven , Mr. Wicker , Mr. Scott , Mr. Crapo , Mr. Alexander , Mr. Sullivan , Mr. Rounds , Mr. Roberts , Mr. Tillis , Mr. Thune , Mrs. Fischer , Mr. Rubio , Mr. Coats , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Risch , Mr. Vitter , Ms. Murkowski , Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Moran , Mr. Flake , Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Johnson , Mr. Isakson , Mr. Enzi , Mr. Perdue , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Cochran , Mr. Paul , Mrs. Ernst , Mr. Hatch , Mr. Daines , Mr. Sasse , Mr. McCain , Mr. Shelby , Mr. Toomey , Mr. Grassley , Mr. Graham , and Mr. Corker ) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units .

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units (published at 80 Fed. Reg. 64510 (October 23, 2015)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.

tv_txt: 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. J. RES. 23 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units .

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units (published at 80 Fed. Reg. 64510 (October 23, 2015)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.

Passed the Senate November 17, 2015. Secretary

tv_txt: IIA Calendar No. 293 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. J. RES. 23 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 26, 2015 Mr. McConnell (for himself, Mr. Manchin , Mrs. Capito , Mr. Inhofe , Mr. Blunt , Mr. Lee , Mr. Cassidy , Mr. Cruz , Mr. Boozman , Mr. Hoeven , Mr. Wicker , Mr. Scott , Mr. Crapo , Mr. Alexander , Mr. Sullivan , Mr. Rounds , Mr. Roberts , Mr. Tillis , Mr. Thune , Mrs. Fischer , Mr. Rubio , Mr. Coats , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Risch , Mr. Vitter , Ms. Murkowski , Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Moran , Mr. Flake , Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Johnson , Mr. Isakson , Mr. Enzi , Mr. Perdue , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Cochran , Mr. Paul , Mrs. Ernst , Mr. Hatch , Mr. Daines , Mr. Sasse , Mr. McCain , Mr. Shelby , Mr. Toomey , Mr. Grassley , Mr. Graham , and Mr. Corker ) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works November 16, 2015 Committee discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c) , and placed on the calendar JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units .

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units (published at 80 Fed. Reg. 64510 (October 23, 2015)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.

November 16, 2015 Committee discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c) , and placed on the calendar

tv_txt: One Hundred Fourteenth Congress of the United States of America 1st Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the sixth day of January, two thousand and fifteen S. J. RES. 23 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units .

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units (published at 80 Fed. Reg. 64510 (October 23, 2015)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate