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A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on Environmental Quality relating to "National…

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A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on Environmental Quality relating to "National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions".

Introduced: July 13, 2022 Introduced by: Sullivan, Dan Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov

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Became law

Sep 21, 2022

Star Print ordered on the joint resolution.

Aug 9, 2022

Held at the desk.

Aug 9, 2022

Received in the House.

Aug 8, 2022

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Aug 4, 2022

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 47. Record Vote Number: 283.(consideration: CR S4004-4013; text: CR S4004)

Aug 4, 2022

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

Aug 4, 2022

Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 47. Record Vote Number: 283. (consideration: CR S4004-4013; text: CR S4004)

Aug 3, 2022

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 468.

Aug 3, 2022

Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).

Jul 13, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Jul 13, 2022

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the Council on Environmental Quality titled National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions and published on April 20, 2022. The rule restores regulatory provisions issued under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) that were in effect before being modified in 2020 by the Update to the Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act rule.

What's happening now September 21, 2022

Star Print ordered on the joint resolution.

Related & companion bills 1

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Cosponsors 39

Barrasso, John

Wyoming · Jul 13, 2022

Blackburn, Marsha

Tennessee · Jul 13, 2022

Boozman, John

Arkansas · Jul 13, 2022

Capito, Shelley Moore

West Virginia · Jul 13, 2022

Cassidy, Bill

Louisiana · Jul 13, 2022

Arkansas · Jul 13, 2022

Cramer, Kevin

North Dakota · Jul 13, 2022

Montana · Jul 13, 2022

Ernst, Joni

Iowa · Jul 13, 2022

Fischer, Deb

Nebraska · Jul 13, 2022

Graham, Lindsey

South Carolina · Jul 13, 2022

Grassley, Chuck

Iowa · Jul 13, 2022

Hagerty, Bill

Tennessee · Jul 13, 2022

Hawley, Josh

Missouri · Jul 13, 2022

Hoeven, John

North Dakota · Jul 13, 2022

Hyde-Smith, Cindy

Mississippi · Jul 13, 2022

Johnson, Ron

Wisconsin · Jul 13, 2022

Kennedy, John

Louisiana · Jul 13, 2022

Lankford, James

Oklahoma · Jul 13, 2022

Lee, Mike

Utah · Jul 13, 2022

Lummis, Cynthia M.

Wyoming · Jul 13, 2022

Marshall, Roger

Kansas · Jul 13, 2022

McConnell, Mitch

Kentucky · Jul 13, 2022

Moran, Jerry

Kansas · Jul 13, 2022

Murkowski, Lisa

Alaska · Jul 13, 2022

Paul, Rand

Kentucky · Jul 13, 2022

Risch, James E.

Idaho · Jul 13, 2022

Rounds, Mike

South Dakota · Jul 13, 2022

Scott, Rick

Florida · Jul 13, 2022

Scott, Tim

South Carolina · Jul 13, 2022

Thune, John

South Dakota · Jul 13, 2022

Tillis, Thomas

North Carolina · Jul 13, 2022

Tuberville, Tommy

Alabama · Jul 13, 2022

Wicker, Roger F.

Mississippi · Jul 13, 2022

Young, Todd

Indiana · Jul 13, 2022

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 55: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on Environmental Quality relating to "National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions".. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SJRES-55/

MLA

"S.J. Res. 55: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on Environmental Quality relating to "National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions".." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SJRES-55/.

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S.J. Res. 55, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SJRES-55/.

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[S.J. Res. 55: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on Environmental Quality relating to "National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions".](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SJRES-55/)