SJRES 60119th CongressIntroduced

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 "Emissions Budget and Allowance Allocations for Indiana Under the Revised Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Update".

Introduced: Jun 27, 2025

Environment & Climate

Standard Summary

Comprehensive overview in 1-2 paragraphs

This joint resolution uses the Congressional Review Act procedure to disapprove a specific Environmental Protection Agency rule. The rule in question is “Emissions Budget and Allowance Allocations for Indiana Under the Revised Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Update,” published May 20, 2025 (90 Fed. Reg. 21423). If Congress passes and the President signs the resolution, the rule would have no force or effect and could not take effect. In effect, this would block the EPA’s revised cross-state air pollution rule as it applies to Indiana, leaving that particular rule unavailable to set Indiana’s emissions budgets and allowances under CSAPR. The resolution has been introduced in the Senate (S. J. Res. 60), referred to committee, and, per the text provided, has been discharged by petition and placed on the calendar. As a disapproval measure, it does not itself alter EPA authority beyond negating the specific rule; it does not by itself establish alternative emissions targets or budgets.

Key Points

1This is a joint resolution to disapprove a single EPA rule under the Congressional Review Act (chapter 8 of title 5, U.S.C.).
2The rule being disapproved is EPA’s “Emissions Budget and Allowance Allocations for Indiana Under the Revised Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Update” (published May 20, 2025; 90 Fed. Reg. 21423).
3If enacted, the rule would be nullified and would have no force or effect.
4The bill uses the CRA disapproval mechanism, meaning Congress would block the rule unless a later bill changes or revives it.
5Status in the 119th Congress: introduced in the Senate by Mr. Whitehouse on June 27, 2025; referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works; the committee was discharged by petition and the measure placed on the Senate calendar (as of the text provided).
6The measure targets only this rule; it does not repeal other EPA rules or alter EPA authority beyond disallowing this particular rule.

Impact Areas

Primary group/area affected- Indiana power plants and other large stationary sources that would have been subject to emissions budgets and allowances under the revised CSAPR update.- Indiana air quality and public health outcomes related to cross-state pollution, since the specific budget and allowance allocations would be blocked.Secondary group/area affected- States downwind or regional neighbors affected by Indiana’s emissions budgets under CSAPR, since the CSAPR framework involves interstate pollution controls.- EPA regulatory planning and rulemaking processes, including how CSAPR updates are developed and implemented.Additional impacts- Economic and compliance implications for industries in Indiana that would have faced CSAPR-related emission caps or allowance trading.- Potential shifts in state or regional air quality management approaches if this rule is blocked and Indiana remains under prior CSAPR arrangements or under a lack of the revised update.- Political and legal dynamics around the use of the Congressional Review Act to block federal regulatory actions, including potential signaling for future EPA rulemakings.

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