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S.J.Res. 60 · Environmental Protection

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Emissions Budget and Allowance Allocations for Indiana Under the Revised Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Update".

Introduced Jun 27, 2025 · Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 51. Record Vote Number: 520. (consideration: CR S6631)

What does this mean?

Congress used a special procedure to cancel an EPA rule that had allowed power plants in Indiana to release more nitrogen oxide pollution (a smog- and soot-forming gas) into the air during the summer months of 2024 and beyond. Nitrogen oxide pollution can drift across state lines and contribute to smog and health problems in other states, which is why the EPA had set limits on it under a program called the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule. By striking down the EPA's rule that loosened those limits for Indiana's electricity-generating plants, this resolution would put the stricter, earlier pollution limits back in place for those plants.

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Bill Lifecycle

Real action history from Congress.gov — where this bill is in the process, and every recorded step along the way.

Introduced in Senate

Jun 27, 2025

Referred to Committee

Jun 27, 2025

Full action history (5)

Jun 27, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Jun 27, 2025Introduced in Senate

Aug 1, 2025Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 142.

Aug 1, 2025Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by petition pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).

Sep 16, 2025Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 51. Record Vote Number: 520. (consideration: CR S6631)