H.J.Res. 163: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule".

H.J.Res. 163: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule".

118th Congress · introduced 2024-06-05 · Environmental Protection · Latest: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 18.

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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule".

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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule".

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hjres163.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hjres>

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Sponsor: Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] · 164 cosponsors

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Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Carol D. Miller (R-WV), H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), August Pfluger (R-TX), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), John R. Curtis (R-UT), Chip Roy (R-TX), John Joyce (R-PA), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Mike Carey (R-OH), Mike Ezell (R-MS), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Scott Perry (R-PA), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Russell Fry (R-SC), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK), Max L. Miller (R-OH), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Lloyd Smucker (R-PA), Sam Graves (R-MO), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Gary J. Palmer (R-AL), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), James R. Baird (R-IN), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), David Rouzer (R-NC), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA), Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX), Troy E. Nehls (R-TX), Laurel M. Lee (R-FL) and 104 more.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118hjres163.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/hjres>

Record fed-us-cong118-hjres163 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118