H.J.Res. 72: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units".

H.J.Res. 72: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units".

114th Congress · introduced 2015-10-26 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 267.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-10-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units".

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency's rule published on October 23, 2015, that requires states to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from existing fossil fuel-fired electric generating units (EGUs). (Those EGUs convert fossil fuel energy to electric energy.)

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Official text

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units".

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)

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Sponsor: Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] · 109 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.J. Res. 72, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing... (2015-11-25)

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Robert E. Latta (R-OH), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Andy Barr (R-KY), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), David Rouzer (R-NC), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Gary J. Palmer (R-AL), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Mike Bost (R-IL), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Brian Babin (R-TX), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX) and 49 more.

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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 (Reported to House without amendment)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hjres72.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hjres>

Record fed-us-cong114-hjres72 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114