Sponsor
Charles Roy
Representative · R-TX
Representative · R-TX
The resolution provides near-term economic and regulatory relief for certain businesses and local governments by blocking or overturning state and agency rules, but does so at the expense of environmental protections, public health improvements from cleaner vehicles, regulatory certainty, and House transparency/accountability.
Local governments that opposed National Park Service motor-vehicle limits would see those looser vehicle rules reinstated if the Congressional Review Act (CRA) disapproval succeeds.
Certain water users, utilities, and rural communities could avoid immediate Endangered Species Act-related restrictions if the longfin smelt listing is disapproved, reducing near-term constraints on water use and projects.
Vehicle manufacturers, fleets, and small businesses (and ultimately some consumers) avoid near-term compliance costs because stricter California-derived emission and ZEV requirements would be blocked.
Drivers, nearby communities, and public health could suffer from higher air pollution and lost climate benefits because blocking stricter California vehicle standards slows adoption of zero-emission and cleaner heavy-duty technologies, raising long-term health and economic costs.
Park conservation and visitor-safety protections tied to motor-vehicle limits, and endangered-species and habitat safeguards (e.g., for the Bay-Delta), could be delayed or lost if CRA disapprovals remove those agency rules.
Using the CRA to disapprove agency conservation and land‑use rules creates regulatory uncertainty for agencies, stakeholders, and the public about future protections and management decisions.
Based on analysis of 8 sections of legislative text.
Authorizes expedited House consideration and limited debate of several CRA disapproval joint resolutions and suspends legislative-day counting from Apr 29–Sep 30, 2025.
Official title: Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 60) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Park Service relating to "Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Motor Vehicles"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 78) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service relating to "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for the San Francisco Bay-Delta Distinct Population Segment of the Longfin Smelt"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 87) providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty and Maintenance Provisions; Advanced Clean Trucks; Zero Emission Airport Shuttle; Zero-Emission Power Train Certification; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 88) providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 89) providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The "Omnibus" Low NOX Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision"; and for other purposes.
Introduced April 28, 2025 by Charles Roy · Last progress April 29, 2025
Allows the House to fast-track consideration of several Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolutions that would disapprove recent federal rules from the National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Environmental Protection Agency. It waives certain points of order, limits debate to one hour per resolution (with specific committee managers controlling that time), and preserves one motion to recommit. Also directs that each calendar day from April 29, 2025 through September 30, 2025 not count as a "legislative day" for a particular House rule clause, effectively pausing the counting of legislative days for that period.