Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on Environmental Quality relating to "National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions".
Latest action · Jul 19, 2022 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 19, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the Council on Environmental Quality titled National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions and published on April 20, 2022. The rule restores regulatory provisions issued under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) that were in effect before being modified in 2020 by the Update to the Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act rule.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 19, 2022 to Sep 28, 2022; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AR | Bruce Westerman | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| R-CA | Kevin McCarthy | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| R-MO | Sam Graves | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| R-LA | Steve Scalise | Original | Jul 19, 2022 |
| R-UT | Blake D. Moore | Jul 21, 2022 | |
| R-UT | Burgess Owens | Jul 21, 2022 | |
| R-UT | Chris Stewart | Jul 21, 2022 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Jul 21, 2022 | |
| R-AL | Jerry L. Carl | Jul 21, 2022 | |
| R-CO | Lauren Boebert | Jul 21, 2022 | |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Jul 21, 2022 | |
| R-NM | Yvette Herrell | Jul 21, 2022 | |
| R-OR | Cliff Bentz | Jul 22, 2022 | |
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Jul 27, 2022 | |
| R-MO | Jason Smith | Jul 27, 2022 | |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Jul 27, 2022 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Aug 2, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Aug 2, 2022 | |
| R-LA | Mike Johnson | Aug 2, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Sep 13, 2022 | |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Sep 13, 2022 | |
| R-OH | Robert E. Latta | Sep 14, 2022 | |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Sep 28, 2022 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jul 19, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 19, 2022Introduced in House
- Jul 19, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Lists H6883H.J. Res. 91 | — | Jul 19, 2022 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 119, July 19, 2022, page H6883.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SJRES 55 | A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on Environmental Quality relating to "National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions". | Identical bill | Sep 21, 2022 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on Environmental Quality relating to "National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 19, 2022Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
