What This Bill Does · Plain English
Summary · Congress.gov
This joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency rule titled National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing (89 Fed. Reg. 94886) and published on November 29, 2024. The rule addresses the decision in Louisiana Environmental Action Network v. EPA (D.C. Cir. 2020) by implementing emissions standards for the rubber processing subcategory of the rubber tire manufacturing industry to ensure all emissions of hazardous air pollutants from sources in the source category are regulated.
Top Winners · Companies that benefit if HJRES.61 passes
40% confidence
Nullifies EPA emissions standards directly impacting rubber tire manufacturing per bill text; identified in affected_tickers by get_bill_timeline
Top winners identified by GovGreed LLM analysis.
Vote Breakdown · How Congress voted on HJRES.61
Senate
538-444
PASSED
Democrats
20 yea
424 nay
Republicans
518 yea
0 nay
Independents
0 yea
20 nay
⚠️ 12 members broke with party on this vote
Action Timeline
2025-05-23
Signed by President.
2025-05-23
Became Public Law No: 119-14.
2025-05-23
Signed by President.
2025-05-23
Became Public Law No: 119-14.
2025-05-16
Presented to President.
2025-05-16
Presented to President.
2025-05-07
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2025-05-06
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 45. Record Vote Number: 232.
2025-05-06
Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 45. Record Vote Number: 232.
2025-05-06
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2763, S2767-2768)
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HJRES.61 pass?
Yes. HJRES.61 (Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing".) was enacted into law. Bill stage: ENACTED.
What does HJRES.61 do?
This joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency rule titled National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing (89 Fed. Reg. 94886) and published on November 29, 2024. The rule addresses the decision in Louisiana Environmental Action Network v. EPA (D.C. Cir. 2020) by implementing emissions standards for the rubber processing subcategory of the rubber tire manufacturing industry to ensure all emissions of hazardous air pollutants from sources in the source category are regulated.
Who sponsored HJRES.61?
HJRES.61 was sponsored by H. Morgan Griffith (R-Virginia).
What companies benefit from HJRES.61?
Top public companies expected to benefit: GT. Affected sectors: consumer.
Who voted against HJRES.61?
12 members broke with their party on this vote. Notably, Timothy Kaine (D) voted yea.
Full Bill Text
HJ 61 ENR: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing”. U.S. House of Representatives text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. IA One Hundred Nineteenth Congress of the United States of America At the First Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-five H. J. RES. 61 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 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing . That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing (89 Fed. Reg. 94886 (November 29, 2024)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
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