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Tim Scott (R-SC)

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".

S.J.Res. 24 · Senate resolution Environmental Protection

A Republican resolution with 9 Republican cosponsors · See all 9 cosponsors

Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This joint resolution seeks to express congressional disapproval of a specific rule from the Environmental Protection Agency. The rule in question concerns "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing." If passed, the resolution would ensure that this rule has no force or effect. The measure was introduced in the Senate on February 25, 2025.

Yes

  • Scored +4

    Would business owners be better off under this?

    Business owners in the tire manufacturing industry would face fewer regulatory requirements and associated costs.

  • Scored +3

    Does this make it easier to run a small business?

    The resolution eliminates compliance costs associated with the EPA's hazardous air pollutant standards for tire manufacturers.

The opposite

  • Scored -6

    Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?

    The resolution strikes down EPA standards intended to limit hazardous air pollutants from rubber tire manufacturing.

  • Scored -3

    Does this give the federal government more power?

    The resolution uses congressional authority to strip the EPA of its regulatory power over tire manufacturing emissions.

  • Scored -2

    Would people in cities be better off under this?

    The reduction in air pollutant standards may lead to increased local air pollution in areas near manufacturing facilities.