S.J.Res. 31 · Where this bill is now
Became law
Public Law 119-20, Jun 20, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryRemoves EPA rule on hazardous air pollutant standards
An Environmental Protection Agency rule set requirements for factories and other pollution sources that want to downgrade from being classified as major sources to area sources, which have less strict standards. The rule required them to keep using certain pollution controls so emissions wouldn't go up. This joint resolution would cancel that EPA rule entirely.
How it affects you
If this passes, factories and other industrial facilities that handle persistent and bioaccumulative hazardous air pollutants (chemicals that build up in the environment and living things) could switch to less stringent regulations without having to maintain their current pollution controls. People living near these facilities could potentially be affected by changes in air quality, though the summary doesn't spell out specific impacts on communities.
Read the official summary (Public Law, Jun 20, 2025)
This joint resolution removes the requirements for sources of persistent and bioaccumulative hazardous air pollutants to comply with certain major source emissions standards when those sources reclassify as area sources (which have less stringent standards). Specifically, the joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency rule titled Review of Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act . The rule requires sources that seek to reclassify as area sources to implement certain control methods (e.g., continue to employ emission control methods required under the major sources requirements) to ensure they do not increase emissions beyond the major source requirements applicable at the time of reclassification.
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. 31
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 "Review of Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act".
Sponsor: Sen. John R. Curtis (R-UT) · Introduced Mar 6, 2025 · Environmental Protection · 4 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jun 20, 2025: “Became Public Law No: 119-20.”
How Congress voted
Official roll callsHouse · On Passage · May 22, 2025
Passage Passed 216–212
| Party | Yes | No | Didn’t vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 0 | 211 | 1 |
| Republicans | 216 | 1 | 3 |
1 member voted against most of their party: 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.