This joint resolution, introduced September 4, 2025 by Senators Adam Schiff and Sheldon Whitehouse, would disapprove an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule titled "Extension of Deadlines in Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review Final Rule" (90 Fed. Reg. 35966, July 31, 2025). The text of the resolution says the rule "shall have no force or effect." The measure was referred to the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. A Senate motion to proceed to consideration of the measure was rejected by a 46-51 vote (Record Vote 622). The resolution is listed as in progress.
If this joint resolution were enacted, the specific EPA rule named in the resolution would be nullified and would have no legal effect. As of the available information, the Senate did not agree to proceed with consideration after a 46-51 vote, so the resolution did not advance at that time.
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Proponents (the sponsors) seek to disapprove and nullify the named EPA rule. The resolution text expresses that goal by stating the rule "shall have no force or effect." No further public statements from proponents are included in the provided material.
No publicly available information on opponents' stated arguments. The Senate rejected a motion to proceed to consideration of the measure by a 46-51 vote, which prevented the measure from moving forward at that time.