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S.J.Res. 86119th CongressFloor activityLatest action Jan 7, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Air Plan Approval; South Dakota; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period".
Introduced:
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Congress could cancel EPA's approval of South Dakota's 2018-2028 regional haze plan, blocking its enforcement.
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This bill uses the Congressional Review Act to cancel EPA's approval of South Dakota's Regional Haze Plan, which covered roughly 2018-2028. If passed, the plan would no longer be legally in effect, and EPA could not issue a substantially similar rule without new authorization from Congress.
South Dakota residents, businesses, and industries like power plants and factories subject to the plan; also anyone concerned with visibility in nearby national parks and wilderness areas.
Blocking the plan would remove specific pollution-control requirements industries would have had to follow, and could affect visibility conditions in nearby protected natural areas.
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Right now: the Senate has not agreed to take it up — the last motion to do so failed. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 43 - 50. Record Vote Number: 4.