S.J.Res. 20: A joint resolution disapproving a rule promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to delist coal and oil-direct utility units from the source category list under the Clean Air Act.

S.J.Res. 20: A joint resolution disapproving a rule promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to delist coal and oil-direct utility units from the source category list under the Clean Air Act.

109th Congress · introduced 2005-06-29 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 51. Record Vote Number: 225.

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Where it came from: introduced 2005-06-29 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: Senate vote 225 (2005): On the Joint Resolution, SJRES20 (2005-09-13), Joint Resolution Defeated. See all
Where it stands now: Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 51. Record Vote Number: 225. (final step reached)
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Official title

A joint resolution disapproving a rule promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to delist coal and oil-direct utility units from the source category list under the Clean Air Act.

Plain summary

Disapproves the rule submitted by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on March 15, 2005, relating to the removal of coal- and oil-fired electric generating units from the list of major sources of hazardous air pollutants under the Clean Air Act.

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Official text

A joint resolution disapproving a rule promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to delist coal and oil-direct utility units from the source category list under the Clean Air Act.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · 32 cosponsors

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Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Patty Murray (D-WA), Jack Reed (D-RI), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Ron Wyden (D-OR)

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Recorded votes

Senate vote 224 (2005): On the Motion, SJRES20 (2005-09-12): Motion Agreed to
Senate vote 225 (2005): On the Joint Resolution, SJRES20 (2005-09-13): Joint Resolution Defeated

Words on this page, explained (2)

Joint resolution: In Texas, the type of measure the Legislature uses to propose a constitutional amendment (marked HJR or SJR). The governor does not sign or veto it; the voters decide. In Congress a joint resolution can also be used like a bill. In Florida, a joint resolution passed by three-fifths of the members of each chamber puts a constitutional amendment on the ballot.
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109sjres20.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/sjres>

Record fed-us-cong109-sjres20 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109