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US SJR122

Joint Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/9/2026

Primary Sponsor

Sheldon Whitehouse

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Congressional disapproval resolution under the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. Chapter 8) targeting an EPA rule on Indiana's Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period

  • The EPA rule was published in the Federal Register on January 26, 2026 (91 Fed. Reg. 3057)

  • If enacted, the resolution would nullify the EPA rule, rendering it with no force or effect

  • Introduced by Senator Whitehouse on March 9, 2026, and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

  • Regional Haze Plans address visibility impairment in national parks and wilderness areas caused by air pollution

Legislative Description

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 "Air Plan Approval; Indiana; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period".

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

3/9/2026

Committee Referrals

Environment And Public Works3/9/2026

Full Bill Text

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