This joint resolution would disapprove a rule published by the Environmental Protection Agency titled "Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category--Deadline Extensions; Correction" (91 Fed. Reg. 4016, Jan. 30, 2026). The text of the resolution says that the rule "shall have no force or effect." The resolution was introduced in the Senate by Sheldon Whitehouse on March 9, 2026, read twice, and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. The resolution is currently in progress.
If Congress passes this resolution and it becomes effective, the specific EPA rule listed would be nullified. The rule being disapproved concerns deadline extensions and a correction for effluent limits that apply to the steam electric power generating point source category. People who run, regulate, or follow wastewater limits for steam-electric power plants would be the most directly related audience for this action.
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