# 119-sjres-12: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions".

119-sjres-12, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions"., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-sjres-12
- Congress: 119
- Title: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions".
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Sponsor: Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND)
- Cosponsors: 26
- Policy area: Environmental Protection
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Disapproves the EPA rule on waste emissions charges for petroleum and natural gas systems.** The joint resolution would nullify the specific rule titled "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions" so the rule would have no force or effect.

## Cosponsors (26)

- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (R-KY), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-26T18:10:00.000Z | senate | On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 12 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | 52 | 47 |

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## Sources
- [119-sjres-12 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/12)

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