H. Griffith (R-VA)
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing".
A Republican resolution with 20 Republican cosponsors · See all 20 cosponsors
Last activity — Became Public Law No: 119-14.
Became law
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What this bill would do
This joint resolution is a legislative action by Congress under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code. It specifically targets a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency. The title of the targeted rule is ``National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing''. The rule was originally submitted on November 29, 2024, and is referenced at 89 Fed. Reg. 94886. Through this resolution, Congress officially disapproves of that rule. Because of this disapproval, the text states that the rule shall have no force or effect.
What Congress actually voted on
3 recorded votes have been taken on this bill. 2 of them decided something; the rest moved it along.
- The House: the vote on whether to pass the bill This is the real decision in this chamber. Passing here sends the bill to the other chamber, which must pass it too before it can go to the President. Passed 216 yes · 202 no
03/05/2025 · Roll call 58 · recorded as “On Passage”
- The Senate: the vote on whether to pass the joint resolution A joint resolution is a bill by another name: it goes to the other chamber and then to the President. Most of them are used to overturn a rule an agency has made. Passed 55 yes · 45 no
05/06/2025 · Roll call 232 · recorded as “On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 61”
- The Senate: a vote on whether to start debating something This decides only whether the chamber takes the measure up at all. Nothing about the measure itself has been decided when it passes. Motion to Proceed Agreed to 51 yes · 43 no
05/05/2025 · Roll call 231 · recorded as “On the Motion to Proceed H.J.Res. 61”
Who it would affect, and how
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- Public Law (5/24/2025)
The text as it became law
- Enrolled Bill
The final version, on its way to the President
Arrived from the other chamber; nothing has been done to it there yet
- 5/23/2025
- Signed by President.
- Became Public Law No: 119-14.
- 5/16/2025
- Presented to President.
- 5/7/2025
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 5/6/2025
- Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2763, S2767-2768)
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 45. Record Vote Number: 232.
- Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 45. Record Vote Number: 232.
- 5/5/2025
- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 43. Record Vote Number: 231.
- Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S2751)
- 3/6/2025
- Received in the Senate, read twice.
- 3/5/2025
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 202 (Roll no. 58). (text: CR H986)
- On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 202 (Roll no. 58). (text: CR H986)
- Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H996-997)
- POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.J. Res. 61, the Chair put the question on passage of the joint resolution and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Pallone demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
- The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.J. Res. 61.
- Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 42, H.J. Res. 61 and S.J. Res. 11. The resolution provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 42, H.J. Res. 61, and S.J. Res. 11 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution also provides for one motion to recommit on H.J. Res. 42 and H.J. Res. 61 and one motion to commit on S.J. Res. 11.
- Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 177. (consideration: CR H986-991)
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/4/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/3/2025
- Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 177 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 42, H.J. Res. 61 and S.J. Res. 11. The resolution provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 42, H.J. Res. 61, and S.J. Res. 11 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution also provides for one motion to recommit on H.J. Res. 42 and H.J. Res. 61 and one motion to commit on S.J. Res. 11.
- 5 Cosponsors added.
- 2/27/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/26/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/25/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 11 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
2 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
- 119-SJRES-24: 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 "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing".
- 119-HRES-177: Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 42) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 61) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing"; and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 11) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources".
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