Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Review".

This joint resolution nullifies the Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Review rule published by the Environmental Protection Agency on September 14, 2020. The rule finalized amendments to new source performance standards under the Clean Air Act for the oil and natural gas sector, such as an amendment that removed limitations on methane emissions from such sector.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 34 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 34

  Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection 
Agency relating to ``Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for 
           New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Review''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 26, 2021

   Ms. DeGette (for herself, Mr. Peters, Mr. Lamb, Ms. Barragan, Mr. 
 Blumenauer, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Casten, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly, 
Mr. Cooper, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. 
Huffman, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Kuster, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, 
    Ms. Norton, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Sires, Ms. 
   Velazquez, Mr. Welch, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Lowenthal, and Ms. Lee of 
    California) submitted the following joint resolution; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
  Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection 
Agency relating to ``Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for 
           New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources 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 ``Oil 
and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and 
Modified Sources Review'' (published at 85 Fed. Reg. 57018 (September 
14, 2020)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.
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