This joint resolution would disapprove the Environmental Protection Agency's rule titled "Air Plan Approval; South Dakota; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period" (90 Fed. Reg. 41893, August 28, 2025). The resolution states that, if enacted, the EPA rule would "have no force or effect." The resolution was introduced in the Senate by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse on October 1, 2025.
If enacted, the resolution would nullify the EPA's approval referenced above so that the cited EPA rule would no longer have effect. As of the available information, the Senate considered a motion to proceed on the measure and the motion failed by a vote of 43-50, meaning the resolution did not advance at that time. No publicly available information on direct, specific effects for individuals is included in the measure text or metadata.
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No publicly available information about proponents' detailed arguments is included in the text. The resolution was sponsored and introduced by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse.
A Senate motion to proceed was rejected by a 43-50 vote, indicating opposition in the Senate, but the resolution text and provided metadata do not include statements of opponents' reasons. No publicly available information on opponents' detailed arguments is included.