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Resolution · 119th Congress · HJRES 79

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Review of Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act".

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Introduced 2025-03-24Topic: environment

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

This joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency final rule titled Review of Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act (89 Fed. Reg. 73293) and published on September 10, 2024. Among other elements, the rule requires sources of persistent and bioaccumulative hazardous air pollutants to continue to comply with certain major source emission standards under the Clean Air Act even if the sources reclassify as area sources.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2025-03-27Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1328-1329)
2025-03-24HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.refer
2025-03-24Introduced in Houseintroduce
2025-03-24Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.