United States · Bill · SJRES
S.J.Res. 23 (114th)
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units".
Introduced
26 October 2015
Last action
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Status
Veto message received in Senate. Ordered held at the desk. (text of veto message: CR 01/11/2016 S28-29)
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5 December 2025
Summary
Nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency's rule published on October 23, 2015, that establishes new source performance standards under the Clean Air Act for emissions of carbon dioxide from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (EGUs) if the EGUs are newly constructed, modified, or reconstructed. (Those EGUs convert fossil fuel energy to electric energy.)
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11 official files
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Enrolled Bill (PDF)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Passed House without amendment
summary · EN · 1 December 2015
Engrossed in Senate (text)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 17 November 2015
Engrossed in Senate (PDF)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 17 November 2015
Passed Senate without amendment
summary · EN · 17 November 2015
Placed on Calendar Senate (text)
Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 16 November 2015
Placed on Calendar Senate (PDF)
Placed on Calendar Senate · EN · 16 November 2015
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 October 2015
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 October 2015
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 26 October 2015
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/23
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/sjres/23