H.J.Res. 35 · Where this bill is now
Became law
Public Law 119-2, Mar 14, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryBlocks EPA waste emissions charge
This measure would eliminate an annual charge that the EPA currently collects from oil and gas facilities that release too much greenhouse gas and methane emissions. The charge was meant to encourage these facilities to reduce their emissions. By passing this resolution, Congress would cancel that EPA rule entirely.
How it affects you
Oil and gas facilities that produce these emissions would no longer have to pay the annual charge to the EPA. For most everyday people, this directly affects how much it costs those companies to operate, though the broader effects on energy prices or environmental outcomes aren't specified in the summary.
Read the official summary (Public Law, Mar 14, 2025)
This joint resolution eliminates an annual waste emissions charge on oil or gas facilities under the Methane Emissions Reduction Program. Under the program, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) currently collects a waste emissions charge from specific types of oil or gas facilities, such as onshore or offshore facilities that produce oil or gas, for exceeding emission thresholds for greenhouse gas emissions and methane emissions.
Specifically, the joint resolution nullifies the rule titled Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions and published by the EPA on November 18, 2024.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH.J.Res. 35
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 "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions".
Sponsor: Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX-11) · Introduced Feb 4, 2025 · Environmental Protection · 4 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Mar 14, 2025: “Became Public Law No: 119-2.”
How Congress voted
Official roll callsHouse · On Passage · Feb 26, 2025
Passage Passed 220–206
| Party | Yes | No | Present | Didn’t vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 6 | 205 | 1 | 3 |
| Republicans | 214 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
7 members voted against most of their party: 6 Democrats voted Yes and 1 Republicans voted No.
Congress votes on whole bills and amendments, not on single sections.
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 4 official versions.