CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Jon Husted (R-OH)

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 "Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Withdrawal of Technical Amendment".

S.J.Res. 29 · Senate resolution Environmental Protection

A Republican resolution with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor

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 aims to provide congressional disapproval of a specific rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency. The rule in question relates to ``Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Withdrawal of Technical Amendment''. If passed, the resolution would ensure that the rule has no force or effect. The resolution was introduced by Mr. Husted and Mr. Moreno.

Yes

  • Scored +2

    Does this leave more decisions to the states?

    By disapproving a federal EPA rule regarding Ohio's air plan, the resolution effectively maintains state-level control or reverts to previous regulatory standards.

  • Scored +1

    Would people in rural areas be better off under this?

    The reversal of EPA air plan technical amendments may reduce regulatory burdens on industries often concentrated in rural areas like Ohio.

The opposite

  • Scored -3

    Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?

    The resolution reverses an EPA technical amendment regarding air plan approval in Ohio, which may reduce oversight or changes to air quality management.