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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