SJRES86Referred to Committee

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; South Dakota; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period".

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

Failed — Did not pass vote

119th

Congress

2025-10-01

Introduced

Cosponsors

SJRES

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Type

Sponsor

Sheldon Whitehouse

Democrat · RI · Senator

Votes with party: 82.5% (857 recorded votes)

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Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 43 - 50. Record Vote Number: 4.

2026-01-07

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Committee Activity

Currently in

Senate Committee on Environment and Public WorksDischarged From · 2025-12-09

Previously

Senate Committee on Environment and Public WorksReferred To · 2025-10-01

Plain-English Summary

This joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) final rule titled Air Plan Approval; South Dakota; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period (90 Fed. Reg. 41893) and published on August 28, 2025. The final rule approved South Dakota’s revision to its state implementation plan to satisfy the requirements of the EPA’s regional haze rule. (The regional haze rule requires states to take actions to improve visibility in national parks and wilderness areas.)

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Subjects

Environmental Protection

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