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HJRES 79 119th Congress House Environmental Protection

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…

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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".

Introduced: March 24, 2025 Introduced by: Fedorchak, Julie Republican · North Dakota See on congress.gov
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Mar 27, 2025
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1328-1329)
Mar 24, 2025
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Mar 24, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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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.

What's happening now March 27, 2025

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1328-1329)

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Bentz, Cliff
Oregon · Mar 31, 2025
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Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Mar 24, 2025
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Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Mar 24, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 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".. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HJRES-79/
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"H.J. Res. 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".." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HJRES-79/.
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H.J. Res. 79, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HJRES-79/.
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[H.J. Res. 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".](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HJRES-79/)
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