Senate · Roll call 227 · April 30, 2025
A vote to begin Senate debate on S.J.Res. 31, a resolution to overturn an Environmental Protection Agency rule on reclassifying major air pollution sources as area sources.
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- Question
- On the Motion to Proceed
- 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".
How each party voted
Most Democrats voted No (39 of 45).
Most Republicans voted Yes (52 of 53).
Party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.
About this vote
A motion to proceed decides whether the Senate takes up a measure for debate. S.J.Res. 31 is a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act, which lets Congress overturn a federal agency rule. 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 motion was agreed to, so the Senate began considering the resolution.
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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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