Date: 02/04/2025
Type: Rollback of IRA
On February 4, 2025, Representative August Pfluger (R-TX) introduced H.J.Res.35, a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act, in the House. On the same day, Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) introduced a parallel joint resolution, S.J. Res. 12, in the Senate. If either resolution passes both chambers of Congress, it would void EPA’s final rule on methane waste emissions, which was issued pursuant to IRA section 60113. The IRA requires EPA to address methane emissions from the oil and gas sector by assessing a charge on certain large emitters of waste exceeding emissions intensity levels set by Congress.