H.J.Res. 76 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Mar 10, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryBlocks EPA's update to chemical safety rules
This joint resolution would cancel a rule that the Environmental Protection Agency published in December 2024. That rule updated how the EPA handles reviews of new chemicals before they reach the market. It also made it harder for certain harmful chemicals—particularly PFAS (a group of long-lasting industrial chemicals) and other toxic substances that build up in the environment and human bodies—to get exemptions from safety requirements under the Toxic Substances Control Act.
How it affects you
If this passes, the EPA's stricter approach to reviewing these harmful chemicals would be reversed. Chemical manufacturers would have an easier time getting exemptions for certain substances. People who work with chemicals, communities near chemical plants, and the general public could face different levels of protections depending on how chemical companies use these exemptions, though the summary doesn't specify exactly which people or regions would be most affected.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Mar 10, 2025)
This joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency rule titled Updates to New Chemicals Regulations Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (89 Fed. Reg. 102773) and published on December 18, 2024. Among other elements, the rule amends the new chemicals procedural regulations and also makes per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and other persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic chemicals (PBTs) ineligible for certain exemptions under the Toxic Substance Control Act.
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. 76
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 "Updates to New Chemicals Regulations Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)".
Sponsor: Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA-3) · Introduced Mar 10, 2025 · Environmental Protection · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Mar 10, 2025: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.”