House · Roll call 143 · May 22, 2025

A vote to pass S.J.Res. 31, a resolution to overturn an Environmental Protection Agency rule on reclassifying major air pollution sources as area sources.

Passed216–212 Passage Party-line vote
Question
On Passage
Bill
S.J.Res. 31, 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 "Review of Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act".
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Each dot is one current member, in the same seat as on their member page, from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). Color shows how they voted. Seats show current members. Members who have since left Congress appear in the list below.

How each party voted

Democrats
Yes 0 · No 211 · Did not vote 1
Republicans
Yes 216 · No 1 · Did not vote 3

Most Democrats voted No (211 of 212).

Most Republicans voted Yes (216 of 220).

Party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

President's positions

The President's position: wanted a Yes vote

“The Administration strongly supports passage of S.J. Res. 31, which would disapprove the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) relating to "Review of Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act." The rule unnecessarily imposes significant cos…”

Source: White House statement on the bill · Checked against the statement (AI-assisted)

About this vote

Under the Congressional Review Act, Congress can overturn a federal agency rule with a joint resolution of disapproval that becomes law. This resolution removes requirements for sources of persistent and bioaccumulative hazardous air pollutants to meet certain major-source emission standards when they reclassify as area sources, which have less stringent standards. The resolution passed the House.

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

This joint resolution removes the requirements for sources of persistent and bioaccumulative hazardous air pollutants to comply with certain major source emissions standards when those sources reclassify as area sources (which have less stringent standards).

How each member voted

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