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H.J.Res. 30119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Jan 24, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Management of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons and Substitutes Under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020".
Introduced:
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HJRES 30 would use the Congressional Review Act to cancel a 2024 EPA rule limiting HFC refrigerant chemicals.
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HJRES 30 uses the Congressional Review Act to cancel a 2024 EPA rule that set limits on how hydrofluorocarbons, or HFCs, can be used, bought, sold, and tracked. HFCs are chemical gases used in air conditioners, refrigerators, and other cooling equipment. If passed, the rule would be completely canceled and could not be enforced.
Businesses that make, sell, or use HFC-based equipment — including heating and cooling companies, refrigeration manufacturers, supermarkets, and chemical suppliers — would be most directly affected. Consumers who buy air conditioners or refrigerators could also be indirectly affected through changes in product availability and pricing.
The canceled rule was part of a broader plan to gradually reduce HFC use in the United States, authorized by the 2020 American Innovation and Manufacturing Act, though the specific EPA regulations carrying it out would no longer apply. HFCs are identified by environmentalists and climate scientists as potent greenhouse gases, making the bill's outcome significant to those concerned about climate change.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.