S.J.Res. 29 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Mar 3, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryBlocks EPA rule on Ohio air quality
Congress is using a special process to reject an EPA rule about Ohio's air quality plan. The rule had reversed an earlier EPA decision and put back something called the Air Nuisance Rule into Ohio's state air quality plan. States are required to have plans showing how they'll meet national air quality standards, and Ohio's plan had included this rule until it was removed in 2020.
How it affects you
If this resolution passes, people in Ohio could see effects on air quality regulations in their state, though the official summary doesn't spell out exactly how the rule change would affect day-to-day air quality or specific groups of people. The details of what happens next would depend on how Ohio adjusts its air quality plan in response.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Mar 3, 2025)
This joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule titled Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Withdrawal of Technical Amendment (90 Fed. Reg. 6811) and published on January 21, 2025. Among other elements, the rule reversed a final rule from November 2020 that removed the Air Nuisance Rule (ANR) from the Ohio State Implementation Plan (SIP). The EPA determined its original action to remove the ANR was in error, and this rule reinstates the ANR. (Under the Clean Air Act, states must submit SIPs to comply with the National Ambient Air Quality Standards. This ANR was included in Ohio’s SIP.)
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. 29
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 "Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Withdrawal of Technical Amendment".
Sponsor: Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) · Introduced Mar 3, 2025 · Environmental Protection · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Mar 3, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.”