This joint resolution would disapprove an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule titled "Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review: Extension of Deadlines in Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources" (90 Fed. Reg. 55671 (December 3, 2025)). The resolution, introduced by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse on March 9, 2026, states that the named EPA rule "shall have no force or effect." The resolution was read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
If Congress passes this joint resolution and it becomes law, the specific EPA rule named in the resolution would be nullified and would not apply. No publicly available information in the bill text or metadata lists which individuals, businesses, or agencies would be specifically affected beyond the rule title.
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