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 "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions".
SJRES 12 - 119 Congress
Introduced
Feb 04, 2025
Origin chamber
Senate
Updated time
Mar 06, 2025 09:39 pm
Summary
This joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule titled Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions and published on November 18, 2024. The rule outlines compliance requirements under the Methane Emissions Reduction Program. Under the program, the EPA collects an annual charge on emissions of methane and other greenhouse gases from entities in the oil and gas sector if their emissions exceed specified waste emissions thresholds.
Sponsors
John Hoeven
Senator - North Dakota
Party: Republican, 2011 -
Cosponsors
Mike Lee
Senator - Utah
Party: Republican, 2011 -
Kevin Cramer
Senator - North Dakota
Party: Republican, 2013 -
Rand Paul
Senator - Kentucky
Party: Republican, 2011 -
Cindy Hyde-Smith
Senator - Mississippi
Party: Republican, 2018 -
James Lankford
Senator - Oklahoma
Party: Republican, 2011 -
Cynthia M. Lummis
Senator - Wyoming
Party: Republican, 2009 -
Mike Crapo
Senator - Idaho
Party: Republican, 1993 -
Mike Rounds
Senator - South Dakota
Party: Republican, 2015 -
Shelley Moore Capito
Senator - West Virginia
Party: Republican, 2001 -
Roger Marshall
Senator - Kansas
Party: Republican, 2017 -
Ted Cruz
Senator - Texas
Party: Republican, 2013 -
John Kennedy
Senator - Louisiana
Party: Republican, 2017 -
Katie Boyd Britt
Senator - Alabama
Party: Republican, 2023 -
James E. Risch
Senator - Idaho
Party: Republican, 2009 -
Steve Daines
Senator - Montana
Party: Republican, 2013 -
Rick Scott
Senator - Florida
Party: Republican, 2019 -
Tommy Tuberville
Senator - Alabama
Party: Republican, 2021 -
Thom Tillis
Senator - North Carolina
Party: Republican, 2015 -
James C. Justice
Senator - West Virginia
Party: Republican, 2025 -
Tim Sheehy
Senator - Montana
Party: Republican, 2025 -
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