The Constituency
← Back to bills
H.Res. 177 · Congress
Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 42) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 61) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing"; and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 11) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources".
Introduced Mar 3, 2025 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
What does this mean?

This bill is a procedural rule that sets up how the House will debate and vote on three separate measures, each of which would cancel a specific federal regulation. One measure would undo Department of Energy requirements for how appliances and equipment (like refrigerators or commercial machinery) must be labeled and tested to prove they meet energy-efficiency standards. Another would undo an Environmental Protection Agency rule limiting toxic air pollution from factories that manufacture rubber tires. The third would undo a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management rule that protects shipwrecks and other historic sites on the ocean floor from being disturbed by offshore drilling or construction projects. This bill itself doesn't cancel those regulations — it just guarantees each cancellation measure gets a floor vote with limited debate and blocks procedural objections that could delay or derail that vote.

Read the official CRS summary on Congress.gov →
Bill Lifecycle
Real action history from Congress.gov — where this bill is in the process, and every recorded step along the way.
Passed House
Mar 4, 2025
Full action history (11)
Mar 3, 2025Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 5.
Mar 3, 2025The resolution provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 42, H.J. Res. 61, and S.J. Res. 11 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution also provides for one motion to recommit on H.J. Res. 42 and H.J. Res. 61 and one motion to commit on S.J. Res. 11.
Mar 3, 2025The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 119-8, by Mr. Langworthy.
Mar 4, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 4, 2025On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 211 - 209 (Roll no. 57). (text: CR H955)
Mar 4, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 211 - 209 (Roll no. 57). (text: CR H955)
Spot an error on this page, or have a suggestion? Send feedback →