Bills · 119th Congress · Environmental Protection

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 "Air Plan Approval; South Dakota; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period".

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SenateOn the Motion to Proceed · 1/7/26Motion to proceedA vote on whether the Senate should begin considering a measure, usually offered by the majority leader when senators won't agree to take it up by unanimous consent. Passing it only opens debate; it is not a vote on the measure itself.Senate glossary: motion to proceed to consider ↗
Motion to Proceed Rejected · Yea 43 · Nay 50Official source ↗
Official summary (CRS)

This joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) final rule titled Air Plan Approval; South Dakota; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period (90 Fed. Reg. 41893) and published on August 28, 2025. The final rule approved South Dakota’s revision to its state implementation plan to satisfy the requirements of the EPA’s regional haze rule. (The regional haze rule requires states to take actions to improve visibility in national parks and wilderness areas.)

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Sponsor
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse ( Democrat · RI)
Cosponsors
0
Introduced
10/1/25
Policy area
Environmental Protection
Status
10/1/25Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
10/1/25Introduced in Senate
12/9/25Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 290.
12/9/25Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).
1/7/26Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 43 - 50. Record Vote Number: 4.
1/7/26Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S72)