S.J.Res. 37: A joint resolution to disapprove a rule promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to emission standards for certain steam generating units.
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S.J.Res. 37: A joint resolution to disapprove a rule promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to emission standards for certain steam generating units.
112th Congress · introduced 2012-02-16 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 53. Record Vote Number: 139. (consideration: CR S4334)
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- Where it came from: introduced 2012-02-16 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: Senate vote 139 (2012): On the Motion to Proceed, SJRES37 (2012-06-20), Motion to Proceed Rejected. See all
- Where it stands now: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 46 - 53. Record Vote Number: 139. (consideration: CR S4334) (final step reached)
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Official title
A joint resolution to disapprove a rule promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to emission standards for certain steam generating units.
Plain summary
Disapproves and nullifies the rule submitted by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) relating to national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants from coal- and oil-fired electric utility steam generating units and standards of performance for fossil-fuel-fired electric utility, industrial-commercial-institutional, and small industrial-commercial-institutional steam generating units.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
A joint resolution to disapprove a rule promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to emission standards for certain steam generating units.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · 1 cosponsors
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Recorded votes
- Senate vote 139 (2012): On the Motion to Proceed, SJRES37 (2012-06-20): Motion to Proceed Rejected
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)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112sjres37.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/sjres>
Record fed-us-cong112-sjres37 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112