Proclamation 10957—Regulatory Relief for Certain Stationary Sources To Promote American Chemical Manufacturing Security
Issued 2025-07-17 by Donald J. Trump
Plain-English Overview
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President Donald J. Trump issued a proclamation on July 16, 2025, titled "Regulatory Relief for Certain Stationary Sources To Promote American Chemical Manufacturing Security." This action provides an exemption for certain chemical manufacturing facilities, referred to as "stationary sources," from specific new emissions-control requirements. These requirements were part of a rule called the "HON Rule," published by the Environmental Protection Agency. The exemption means these facilities do not have to comply with certain aspects of the HON Rule, specifically those under section 112 of the Clean Air Act, for two years beyond their original compliance deadlines. During this period, they will follow the emissions and compliance rules that were in place before the HON Rule. The President determined that
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Constitutional Analysis
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This proclamation ("Regulatory Relief for Certain Stationary Sources To Promote American Chemical Manufacturing Security") invokes emergency or national security authority. The National Emergencies Act (1976) and the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) grant the President significant powers when a national emergency is declared, including the authority to impose sanctions, restrict transactions, and direct economic responses.
Congress can terminate a national emergency by joint resolution, but that requires overriding a presidential veto — effectively a two-thirds supermajority. Critics argue this inverts the constitutional design, where emergency powers should expire by default and require congressional renewal. The legitimacy of any specific emergency declaration depends on whether the described threat genuinely constitutes the kind of emergency Congress contemplated when it delegated these powers.
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