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".
Latest action · Feb 7, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 7, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency rule titled Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Management of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons and Substitutes Under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 and published on October 11, 2024. The rule establishes an emission reduction and reclamation program for the management of hydrofluorocarbons, which are greenhouse gases. The rule also establishes alternative Resource Conservation and Recovery Act standards for certain ignitable spent refrigerants being recycled for reuse.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 7, 2025 to Jun 9, 2025; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | Andrew Ogles | Original | Feb 7, 2025 |
| R-AR | Bruce Westerman | Original | Feb 7, 2025 |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | Feb 7, 2025 |
| R-IN | Mark B. Messmer | Original | Feb 7, 2025 |
| R-OH | Michael A. Rulli | Original | Feb 7, 2025 |
| R-KS | Derek Schmidt | Feb 24, 2025 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Mar 21, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Scott Franklin | Mar 21, 2025 | |
| R-NC | Addison P. McDowell | Mar 31, 2025 | |
| R-UT | Burgess Owens | Mar 31, 2025 | |
| R-AL | Gary J. Palmer | Mar 31, 2025 | |
| R-GA | Brian Jack | Apr 17, 2025 | |
| R-TX | August Pfluger | Apr 24, 2025 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Apr 28, 2025 | |
| R-FL | Laurel M. Lee | May 1, 2025 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Feb 7, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2025Introduced in House
- Feb 7, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 H586H.J. Res. 38 | — | Feb 7, 2025 |
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. 171, no. 26, February 7, 2025, page H586.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
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 Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Management of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons and Substitutes Under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2025Introduced 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.
