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Public law 119-14, H.J. Res. 61 · Friday 23 May 2025

H.J. Res. 61, Public Law 119-14

Congress nullified the EPA’s hazardous air pollutant rule for rubber tire manufacturing.

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The EPA rule no longer has legal force, so rubber tire manufacturers are not subject to its emission standards.

What the law does ​

  • Disapproves the EPA rule on hazardous air pollutants from rubber tire manufacturing.
  • Declares that the rule has no force or effect.

Who it affects ​

  • Rubber tire manufacturers.
  • The Environmental Protection Agency.

Context ​

The joint resolution was approved on May 23, 2025.

Breakdown ​

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing”. ​

This joint resolution rejects an Environmental Protection Agency rule on hazardous air pollutant emission standards for rubber tire manufacturing. As a result, the rule has no legal force or effect.

Key takeaways

  • Congress disapproved the EPA rule concerning hazardous air pollutants from rubber tire manufacturing.
  • The disapproved rule has no force or effect.
  • The joint resolution was approved on May 23, 2025.