Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources".

Bill: 115-hjres-22
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-4]
Introduced: 2017-01-06
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Air quality

Climate change and greenhouse gases

Congressional oversight

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Environmental regulatory procedures

Environmental technology

Industrial facilities

Oil and gas
Latest action: action_date: 2017-01-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency's rule published on June 3, 2016, that revised new source performance standards under the Clean Air Act and established new standards for emissions of greenhouse gases and volatile organic compounds from the oil and natural gas sector.</p>

tv_txt: IA 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 22 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 6, 2017 Mr. Perry submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 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 Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources .

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources (published at 81 Fed. Reg. 35824 (June 3, 2016)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.