A joint resolution to disapprove a rule of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to greenhouse gas emissions from electric utility generating units.

Disapproves and nullifies the rule submitted by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) relating to new source performance standards for emissions of carbon dioxide for new affected fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S.J. Res. 30 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. J. RES. 30

To disapprove a rule of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to 
    greenhouse gas emissions from electric utility generating units.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 16, 2014

   Mr. McConnell (for himself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Moran, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
 Hoeven, Mr. Portman, Mr. Thune, Mr. Paul, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
Blunt, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Isakson, 
   Mr. Flake, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Fischer, Ms. 
 Murkowski, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. Risch, Mr. Burr, 
 Mr. Shelby, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Grassley, Mr. McCain, Mr. 
Alexander, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Lee, Mr. Coats, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
Cruz, Mr. Kirk, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Corker, and Mr. Graham) introduced the 
 following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the 
               Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
To disapprove a rule of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to 
    greenhouse gas emissions from electric utility generating units.

    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 new 
source performance standards for emissions of carbon dioxide for new 
affected fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (published 
at 79 Fed. Reg. 1430 (January 8, 2014)), and such rule shall have no 
force or effect.
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