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Congressional Rejection of EPA Rubber Tire Manufacturing Emission Rule

Original title: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing".

Last action · May 23, 2025: Became Public Law No: 119-14.Sponsors: H. Griffith and 20 others

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What This Bill Does

Congress has passed a joint resolution to nullify a specific Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule regarding air pollution standards for rubber tire manufacturing facilities. This action effectively cancels the rule, preventing it from taking legal effect.

Why it matters

The resolution removes federal air emission requirements for rubber tire manufacturing plants that were scheduled to be implemented following the EPA's November 2024 rule.

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Rubber tire manufacturing companies

These companies are no longer required to comply with the specific air emission standards outlined in the nullified EPA rule.

Directly affected

Environmental Protection Agency

The agency is prohibited from implementing or enforcing the specific rule disapproved by Congress.

Key Facts

  • Congress formally disapproved the EPA rule titled 'National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing'.
  • The disapproved rule was originally published in the Federal Register on November 29, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 94886).
  • The resolution mandates that the EPA rule shall have no force or effect.
  • The resolution was passed by the House of Representatives on March 5, 2025.
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  • The resolution was passed by the Senate on May 6, 2025.
  • The resolution was signed into law on May 23, 2025.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this resolution do?
It nullifies a specific EPA regulation concerning air pollution standards for rubber tire manufacturing plants.
Is the EPA rule still in effect?
No, the resolution states the rule shall have no force or effect.

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Where This Stands

Current status: Signed into law.

Procedural history

22 actions
  1. May 23, 2025PresidentEnrolled
    Became Public Law No: 119-14.
  2. May 23, 2025PresidentEnrolled
    Signed by President.
  3. May 16, 2025PresidentEnrolled
    Presented to President.
  4. May 7, 2025Senate
    Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. May 6, 2025SenateFloor
    Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 45. Record Vote Number: 232.
  6. May 6, 2025SenateFloor
    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 45. Record Vote Number: 232.
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  1. May 6, 2025Senate
    Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2763, S2767-2768)
  2. May 5, 2025Senate
    Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S2751)
  3. May 5, 2025Senate
    Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 43. Record Vote Number: 231.
  4. Mar 6, 2025Senate
    Received in the Senate, read twice.
  5. Mar 5, 2025House
    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  6. Mar 5, 2025HouseFloor
    On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 202 (Roll no. 58). (text: CR H986)
  7. Mar 5, 2025HouseFloor
    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 202 (Roll no. 58). (text: CR H986)
  8. Mar 5, 2025House
    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H996-997)
  9. Mar 5, 2025House
    POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.J. Res. 61, the Chair put the question on passage of the joint resolution and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Pallone demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  10. Mar 5, 2025House
    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  11. Mar 5, 2025House
    DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.J. Res. 61.
  12. Mar 5, 2025House
    Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 42, H.J. Res. 61 and S.J. Res. 11. The resolution provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 42, H.J. Res. 61, and S.J. Res. 11 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution also provides for one motion to recommit on H.J. Res. 42 and H.J. Res. 61 and one motion to commit on S.J. Res. 11.
  13. Mar 5, 2025House
    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 177. (consideration: CR H986-991)
  14. Mar 3, 2025House
    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 177 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 42, H.J. Res. 61 and S.J. Res. 11. The resolution provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 42, H.J. Res. 61, and S.J. Res. 11 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution also provides for one motion to recommit on H.J. Res. 42 and H.J. Res. 61 and one motion to commit on S.J. Res. 11.
  15. Feb 25, 2025HouseCommittee
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  16. Feb 25, 2025HouseIntroduced
    Introduced in House

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Voting Record

Outcome not reportedSenate5/6/2025Voteview

Total

100

Yes
55
No
45
Present
0
Not voting
0
Abstain
0

How they voted (100)

76 more members
Jerry MoranRyes
John KennedyRyes
Jim BanksRyes
Tina SmithDno
Alex PadillaDno
Richard DurbinDno
Ruben GallegoDno
Shelley CapitoRyes
Bernie SandersIno
Deb FischerRyes
Marsha BlackburnRyes
John HickenlooperDno
Peter WelchDno
Cindy Hyde-SmithRyes
Bill HagertyRyes
Susan CollinsRyes
Timothy KaineDyes
Mike CrapoRyes
Elissa SlotkinDno
Rand PaulRyes
Kevin CramerRyes
Ron WydenDno
Thomas TillisRyes
Raphael WarnockDno
Maria CantwellDno
John BarrassoRyes
Tommy TubervilleRyes
Patty MurrayDno
Angus KingIno
John BoozmanRyes
Ron JohnsonRyes
Ashley MoodyRyes
Mike RoundsRyes
Todd YoungRyes
John FettermanDno
Edward MarkeyDno
Charles SchumerDno
John ThuneRyes
Jacky RosenDno
Roger MarshallRyes
Angela AlsobrooksDno
Christopher MurphyDno
Roger WickerRyes
Markwayne MullinRyes
Elizabeth WarrenDno
Josh HawleyRyes
Bernie MorenoRyes
John HoevenRyes
Joni ErnstRyes
Dan SullivanRyes
Maggie HassanDno
Michael BennetDno
Eric SchmittRyes
Pete RickettsRyes
Lisa Blunt RochesterDno
Mark KellyDno
Ted BuddRyes
Jon OssoffDno
Christopher CoonsDno
David McCormickRyes
Lisa MurkowskiRyes
Tammy DuckworthDno
Jeff MerkleyDno
Mazie HironoDno
Mitch McConnellRyes
Tom CottonRyes
Katie BrittRyes
Ted CruzRyes
Jon HustedRyes
James RischRyes
Amy KlobucharDno
Martin HeinrichDno
Steve DainesRyes
Cory BookerDno
James JusticeRyes
Sheldon WhitehouseDno
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Outcome not reportedHouse3/5/2025Voteview

Total

418

Yes
216
No
202
Present
0
Not voting
0
Abstain
0

How they voted (418)

394 more members
Robert LattaRyes
Brian MastRyes
Riley MooreRyes
Abraham HamadehRyes
Frank MrvanDno
Andy HarrisRyes
Mark DeSaulnierDno
Bryan SteilRyes
Lisa McClainRyes
Suzanne BonamiciDno
Earl CarterRyes
Robert BresnahanRyes
Chris PappasDno
Robert MenendezDno
Richard McCormickRyes
Bill HuizengaRyes
Lloyd DoggettDno
Terri SewellDno
Henry CuellarDyes
Eric CrawfordRyes
Joaquin CastroDno
Glenn GrothmanRyes
David KustoffRyes
Tracey MannRyes
Dina TitusDno
Rudy YakymRyes
Ryan ZinkeRyes
Bradley SchneiderDno
Henry JohnsonDno
Eugene VindmanDno
Thomas MassieRyes
Jason SmithRyes
Jahana HayesDno
Timothy KennedyDno
Robert ScottDno
Pat FallonRyes
Andy BarrRyes
Mariannette Miller-MeeksRyes
Brian FitzpatrickRno
Melanie StansburyDno
Becca BalintDno
Tom McClintockRyes
Gilbert CisnerosDno
Sydney Kamlager-DoveDno
André CarsonDno
Eric SorensenDno
Suhas SubramanyamDno
Danny DavisDno
Diana DeGetteDno
Mike QuigleyDno
Kevin HernRyes
Joe CourtneyDno
Jonathan JacksonDno
Jim CostaDyes
Gregory MeeksDno
George WhitesidesDno
Rosa DeLauroDno
Pete StauberRyes
John MoolenaarRyes
Elijah CraneRyes
Shri ThanedarDno
John LarsonDno
Julie FedorchakRyes
Michael RulliRyes
Ilhan OmarDno
Angie CraigDno
Thomas SuozziDno
Chuck EdwardsRyes
Frank LucasRyes
Jimmy GomezDno
Darrell IssaRyes
Marcy KapturDno
Gabe EvansRyes
Stephanie BiceRyes
Mark AmodeiRyes
Chellie PingreeDno
Anna Paulina LunaRyes
Vicente GonzalezDyes
Ro KhannaDno
Jared MoskowitzDno
Julie JohnsonDno
Austin ScottRyes
Tim WalbergRyes
Julia LetlowRyes
Nikema WilliamsDno
Daniel GoldmanDno
Erin HouchinRyes
William KeatingDno
Veronica EscobarDno
Celeste MaloyRyes
J. CorreaDno
Randy FeenstraRyes
Lauren BoebertRyes
Dave MinDno
John GaramendiDno
Mary MillerRyes
Judy ChuDno
Gus BilirakisRyes
Eric SwalwellDno
Vern BuchananRyes
Marjorie GreeneRyes
Michael SimpsonRyes
Jesús GarcíaDno
Michael GuestRyes
Alexandria Ocasio-CortezDno
Michael McCaulRyes
Nanette BarragánDno
Emily RandallDno
Mike EzellRyes
Morgan McGarveyDno
Pramila JayapalDno
Jay ObernolteRyes
Mark TakanoDno
Josh RileyDno
Cliff BentzRyes
Adam GrayDyes
John JamesRyes
April McClain DelaneyDno
Kevin KileyRyes
Valerie FousheeDno
Seth MoultonDno
Lance GoodenRyes
Nicole MalliotakisRyes
William TimmonsRyes
Sam GravesRyes
Blake MooreRyes
Val HoyleDno
Johnny OlszewskiDno
Ami BeraDno
Kweisi MfumeDno
Ashley HinsonRyes
Maria SalazarRyes
Jill TokudaDno
Steven HorsfordDno
David ValadaoRyes
Victoria SpartzRyes
Debbie Wasserman SchultzDno
Michael CloudRyes
Greg LandsmanDno
Ed CaseDno
James BairdRyes
Jeff CrankRyes
Troy CarterDno
Thomas KeanRyes
Stephen LynchDno
Mike CareyRyes
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormickDno
Young KimRyes
Pat HarriganRyes
Greg StantonDno
Steny HoyerDno
Raja KrishnamoorthiDno
Glenn ThompsonRyes
Nellie PouDno
George LatimerDno
Seth MagazinerDno
Sarah McBrideDno
James ClyburnDno
Maggie GoodlanderDno
Ritchie TorresDno
W. SteubeRyes
Ryan MackenzieRyes
Laura GillenDno
Robin KellyDno
Frank PalloneDno
Wesley HuntRyes
Joyce BeattyDno
Ralph NormanRyes
Richard NealDno
Summer LeeDno
Ted LieuDno
Morgan LuttrellRyes
Darren SotoDno
Nikki BudzinskiDno
Marlin StutzmanRyes
Alma AdamsDno
Darin LaHoodRyes
Mary Gay ScanlonDno
Max MillerRyes
Marie PerezDyes
Kathy CastorDno
Joe WilsonRyes
Chip RoyRyes
Tom BarrettRyes
Katherine ClarkDno
Michelle FischbachRyes
Guy ReschenthalerRyes
Jake AuchinclossDno
Andrea SalinasDno
Gerald ConnollyDno
Shontel BrownDno
Michael BaumgartnerRyes
Barry LoudermilkRyes
John JoyceRyes
Donald DavisDyes
Shomari FiguresDno
James McGovernDno
Steve CohenDno
Emilia SykesDno
Don BaconRyes
Ron EstesRyes
Russ FulcherRyes
Yvette ClarkeDno
Robert AderholtRyes
Adam SmithDno
Jeff HurdRyes
Ayanna PressleyDno
Eric BurlisonRyes
Scott DesJarlaisRyes
Bennie ThompsonDno
Doris MatsuiDno
Suzan DelBeneDno
Brian JackRyes
Josh HarderDno
Jamie RaskinDno
Susie LeeDno
Mark GreenRyes
Byron DonaldsRyes
Jefferson ShreveRyes
Herbert ConawayDno
Scott FitzgeraldRyes
Nick LaLotaRyes
Jennifer McClellanDno
Dan CrenshawRyes
Tom ColeRyes
Wesley BellDno
Nancy MaceRyes
Kim SchrierDno
Laura FriedmanDno
Lauren UnderwoodDno
Nicholas BegichRyes
Carol MillerRyes
Hillary ScholtenDno
Jennifer KiggansRyes
Maxwell FrostDno
Ronny JacksonRyes
Bruce WestermanRyes
Derek SchmidtRyes
Clay HigginsRyes
Tim MooreRyes
Brad FinstadRyes
Daniel WebsterRyes
Neal DunnRyes
Steve WomackRyes
Nancy PelosiDno
Mike KennedyRyes
James HimesDno
Mike JohnsonRyes
Burgess OwensRyes
Sanford BishopDno
Josh GottheimerDno
Jim JordanRyes
Troy DowningRyes
Jerrold NadlerDno
Nicholas LangworthyRyes
J. HillRyes
Al GreenDno
Dan NewhouseRyes
Brad ShermanDno
Harold RogersRyes
Yassamin AnsariDno
Brad KnottRyes
Mike KellyRyes
Scott FranklinRyes
Ann WagnerRyes
Jasmine CrockettDno
Brett GuthrieRyes
Dwight EvansDno
David ScottDno
Nydia VelázquezDno
Brendan BoyleDno
Adrian SmithRyes
Madeleine DeanDno
Joseph MorelleDno
LaMonica McIverDno
Mark MessmerRyes
Mark PocanDno
Paul TonkoDno
Mike HaridopolosRyes
Tom EmmerRyes
Cleo FieldsDno
Andrew GarbarinoRyes
Mark HarrisRyes
Thomas TiffanyRyes
Bonnie Watson ColemanDno
Trent KellyRyes
Jefferson Van DrewRyes
Luz RivasDno
Lloyd SmuckerRyes
Marc VeaseyDno
Mike ThompsonDno
Christopher DeluzioDno
Richard HudsonRyes
Mike BostRyes
David JoyceRyes
Lucy McBathDno
Raul RuizDno
Mike RogersRyes
Haley StevensDno
Joe NeguseDno
Christopher SmithRyes
John MannionDno
Gabe VasquezDno
Brian BabinRyes
Mike LevinDno
Sarah ElfrethDno
Jake EllzeyRyes
Harriet HagemanRyes
Ken CalvertRyes
Nathaniel MoranRyes
Troy NehlsRyes
Janelle BynumDno
Addison McDowellRyes
Kelly MorrisonDno
Pete SessionsRyes
Pete AguilarDno
Marilyn StricklandDno
Michael LawlerRyes
Rick AllenRyes
Brandon GillRyes
David TaylorRyes
Barry MooreRyes
Keith SelfRyes
Daniel MeuserRyes
Kristen McDonald RivetDno
Debbie DingellDno
Janice SchakowskyDno
Michael TurnerRyes
Patrick RyanDno
Sharice DavidsDno
Grace MengDno
Craig GoldmanRyes
Cory MillsRyes
H. GriffithRyes
Mark AlfordRyes
Teresa Leger FernandezDno
Scott PerryRyes
Sheri BiggsRyes
Mike FloodRyes
Andrew OglesRyes
Russell FryRyes
Charles FleischmannRyes
Beth Van DuyneRyes
Jason CrowDno
Salud CarbajalDno
Randy WeberRyes
Scott PetersDno
John RutherfordRyes
Steve ScaliseRyes
Frederica WilsonDno
Jodey ArringtonRyes
Elise StefanikRyes
James ComerRyes
Zachary NunnRyes
Lori TrahanDno
Greg CasarDno
Julia BrownleyDno
Gabe AmoDno
Carlos GimenezRyes
Diana HarshbargerRyes
Zoe LofgrenDno
Betty McCollumDno
Sara JacobsDno
Lois FrankelDno
Dale StrongRyes
Rick LarsenDno
Maxine DexterDno
Claudia TenneyRyes
Emanuel CleaverDno
Laurel LeeRyes
Lateefah SimonDno
Rashida TlaibDno
August PflugerRyes
Troy BaldersonRyes
John McGuireRyes
Virginia FoxxRyes
Robert OnderRyes
Jimmy PanettaDno
Vince FongRyes
David SchweikertRyes
Robert GarciaDno
Mike CollinsRyes
Donald NorcrossDno
Monica De La CruzRyes
Dusty JohnsonRyes
Gary PalmerRyes
Andrew ClydeRyes
Juan CiscomaniRyes
Donald BeyerDno
Jack BergmanRyes
Bill FosterDno
Lizzie FletcherDno
Deborah RossDno
Jared HuffmanDno

Lobbying Activity

60 Plus Association

2026

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“Signed a coalition letter opposing any efforts to raise the corporate tax rate above the 21% level set in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). Signed a coalition in support of the Family Business Legacy Act, H.R. 6329. This legislation creates parity in the tax code between the estate and gift taxes by allowing an estate tax deduction for contributions to 501(c)(4), (c)(5), and (c)(6) organizations. Signed a coalition letter urging opposition to proposals that would raise taxes on carried interest investment income.The letter is urging Congress to reject the misnamed Carried Interest Fairness Act, legislation recently reintroduced by Senators Tammy Baldwin, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and other progressive members of Congress. This legislation that would increase the tax rate on carried interest investment by 70%, from 23.8% to 40.8%. Signed a coalition letter in support of H.R.574 - ALIGN Act and highlight the 100% bonus depreciation provision's importance as the tax cut reauthorization efforts continue. Signed a coalition to support of repealing IRA's green new deal subsidies in reconciliation to pay for tax cuts. Signed a coalition letter regarding digital services taxes (DST) in an effort to stop Canadas imposition of a discriminatory digital services tax (DST) on U.S. firms and your efforts to include restrictions on the imposition of DSTs and other unfair digital policies in recently announced trade agreements-providing a model for future trade negotiations. Signed a coalition letter urging the President to index capital gains for inflation.”

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The document demonstrates the use of the Congressional Review Act to reverse an EPA rule finalized in the final months of the previous year.

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