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 Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Integrated Iron and Steel Manufacturing Facilities Technology Review: Interim Final Rule".
This bill is a joint resolution under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) that would block a specific Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule. The rule in question is the EPA’s interim final rule on National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Integrated Iron and Steel Manufacturing Facilities, labeled as a Technology Review: Interim Final Rule (published at 90 Fed. Reg. 29485 on July 3, 2025). If enacted, the joint resolution would disapprove the rule and render it having no force or effect. In practical terms, this means the EPA’s proposed changes to the iron-and-steel NESHAP would not take effect, and the existing standards would remain in place unless and until a different rule is issued and approved through the normal rulemaking process. The resolution was introduced in the Senate by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (as shown by the sponsor line) and would require passage by both chambers and the President’s signature (or an overriding veto) to become law. It is a mechanism for Congress to block a specific federal regulation without altering other portions of environmental or air-pollution policy.