Senate · Roll call 4 · Jan. 7, 2026

A vote to begin Senate debate on S.J.Res. 86, a joint resolution to overturn an EPA approval of South Dakota's regional haze air quality plan.

Motion to Proceed Rejected43–50 Procedural Party-line vote
Question
On the Motion to Proceed
Bill
S.J.Res. 86, 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; South Dakota; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period".
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YesNoPresentDid not vote
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How each party voted

Democrats
Yes 41 · No 0 · Did not vote 4
Republicans
Yes 0 · No 50 · Did not vote 3
Independent
Yes 2 · No 0

Most Democrats voted Yes (41 of 45).

Most Republicans voted No (50 of 53).

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

About this vote

Under the Congressional Review Act, Congress can overturn an agency rule with a joint resolution of disapproval; this Environmental Protection Agency rule, published August 28, 2025, approves South Dakota's regional haze plan for the second implementation period. The motion to proceed was rejected, so the Senate did not take up the resolution.

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

This joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) final rule titled Air Plan Approval; South Dakota; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period (90 Fed. Reg. 41893) and published on August 28, 2025.

How each member voted

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