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 "National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Aerosol Coatings: Interim Final Rule".
This bill is a joint resolution under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to disapprove the Environmental Protection Agency’s interim final rule titled “National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Aerosol Coatings.” Under CRA, if Congress passes this joint resolution and it is enacted (and signed by the President or enacted over a veto), the specific EPA rule would have no force or effect. The rule in question was published in the Federal Register on July 2, 2025 as 90 Fed. Reg. 28904, and concerns national emission standards for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in aerosol coatings. The resolution was introduced in the Senate by Senator Whitehouse on August 1, 2025. The effect would be to void this particular rule and prevent its implementation or enforcement. In short, this bill uses Congress’s power to overturn a specific federal rule without addressing broader EPA authority or other related rules. If enacted, the EPA’s interim final rule on aerosol coating VOC emissions would be nullified.