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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