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; Ohio; Withdrawal of Technical Amendment".

This measure cancels an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule from January 21, 2025 that would have brought back the “Air Nuisance Rule” (ANR) in Ohio’s air plan. The EPA’s 2025 rule had reversed a 2020 decision that took the ANR out of Ohio’s State Implementation Plan. By nullifying the 2025 rule, this resolution would stop the ANR from being reinstated in Ohio’s plan for meeting federal air quality standards . The resolution is brought under the process Congress uses to disapprove recent federal rules .

• Key points

  • Who is affected: People and businesses in Ohio that would be subject to the Air Nuisance Rule as part of the state’s EPA-approved air plan .
  • What changes: It cancels the EPA’s 2025 action that reinstated the ANR, keeping that rule out of Ohio’s plan .
  • When: The EPA rule at issue was published on January 21, 2025; this measure would block that rule from taking effect .