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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 "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Coke Ovens: Pushing, Quenching, and Battery Stacks, and Coke Oven Batteries; Residual Risk and Technology Review, and Periodic Technology Review."

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 for Coke Ovens: Pushing, Quenching, and Battery Stacks, and Coke Oven Batteries; Residual Risk and Technology Review, and Periodic Technology Review''.

Introduced Jul 22, 2025

Latest action (Jul 22, 2025) Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Referred to
Environment and Public Works Committee
Policy area
Environmental Protection
Issues
Climate & Energy

Summary
  • Disapproves an Environmental Protection Agency rule setting national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants from coke oven operations.
  • Eliminates the legal effect of the rule using the Congressional Review Act process.
  • The disapproved rule regulated hazardous emissions from coke oven pushing, quenching, and battery stack operations.
  • The rule included requirements for residual risk assessment and periodic technology reviews of coke oven emission standards.

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Actions (2)
  1. Jul 22, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. · senate
  2. Jul 22, 2025 Introduced in Senate

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Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in Senate · Jul 22, 2025

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Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 22, 2025

Mr. Whitehouse introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

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 “National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Coke Ovens: Pushing, Quenching, and Battery Stacks, and Coke Oven Batteries; Residual Risk and Technology Review, and Periodic Technology Review”.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Coke Ovens: Pushing, Quenching, and Battery Stacks, and Coke Oven Batteries; Residual Risk and Technology Review, and Periodic Technology Review” (90 Fed. Reg. 29997 (July 8, 2025)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. <all>

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