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 "Repeal of the Clean Power Plan; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Electric Utility Generating Units; Revisions to Emission Guidelines Implementing Regulations".

Bill: 116-sjres-53
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD]
Introduced: 2019-09-09
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
Latest action: action_date: 2019-10-17
text: Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 41 - 53. Record Vote Number: 324.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-09-09
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency's rule that</p> <ul> <li>repealed the Clean Power Plan, which established emission guidelines for states to follow in limiting carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants;</li> <li>finalized the Affordable Clean Energy rule, which replaced the Clean Power Plan with emission guidelines for states to use when developing plans to limit carbon dioxide; and </li> <li>revised requirements that govern the process under which the EPA and states develop emission standards for pollutants emitted by existing stationary sources.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: IIA 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. J. RES. 53 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 9, 2019 Mr. Cardin 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 the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Repeal of the Clean Power Plan; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Electric Utility Generating Units; Revisions to Emission Guidelines Implementing Regulations .

That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Repeal of the Clean Power Plan; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Electric Utility Generating Units; Revisions to Emission Guidelines Implementing Regulations (84 Fed. Reg. 32520 (July 8, 2019)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.