S.J.Res. 14 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Feb 5, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryCongressional disapproval of EPA refrigerant rule
This joint resolution would cancel an EPA rule from October 2024 about hydrofluorocarbons, which are greenhouse gases used in refrigeration and air conditioning. The rule set up a program to reduce emissions and reuse old refrigerants, and created special standards for how certain used refrigerants can be recycled.
How it affects you
The effects would mainly touch refrigeration and air conditioning businesses, manufacturers, and recyclers who deal with hydrofluorocarbons, since they would no longer have to follow the EPA's emission reduction and refrigerant recycling standards. For most people, the practical impact would likely depend on how these industries adapt to no longer having these specific federal rules in place.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Feb 5, 2025)
This joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency rule titled Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Management of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons and Substitutes Under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 and published on October 11, 2024. The rule establishes an emission reduction and reclamation program for the management of hydrofluorocarbons, which are greenhouse gases. The rule also establishes alternative Resource Conservation and Recovery Act standards for certain ignitable spent refrigerants being recycled for reuse.
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 SessionS.J.Res. 14
JOINT RESOLUTION
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 "Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Management of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons and Substitutes Under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020".
Sponsor: Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) · Introduced Feb 5, 2025 · Environmental Protection · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Feb 5, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.”