U.S. Senate · June 3, 2026
Roll call 135 · 119th Congress, session 2
S.J.Res. 188 — 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:…
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.
Blocked
46 yes 53 no
The Senate said no · recorded as “Motion to Proceed Rejected”
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
What was being voted on
119-SJRES-188 — 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: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units: Final Repeal".
This joint resolution seeks to provide congressional disapproval of a specific rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency. The rule in question involves "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units: Final Repeal." If passed, the resolution would ensure that the rule has no force or effect. The resolution was introduced by Mr. Whitehouse in the Senate.