U.S. Senate · January 7, 2026
Roll call 4 · 119th Congress, session 2
S.J.Res. 86 — 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; South Dakota; Regional Haze Plan for…
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
43 yes 50 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-86 — 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; South Dakota; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period".
This joint resolution seeks to provide congressional disapproval of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency. The rule in question relates to the "Air Plan Approval; South Dakota; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period." If passed, the resolution would render the EPA rule without any force or effect. This action is being taken under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code.