SJRES 55 United States Senate · 117th Congress

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on Environmental Quality relating to "National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions".

Summary

This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the Council on Environmental Quality titled National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions and published on April 20, 2022. The rule restores regulatory provisions issued under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) that were in effect before being modified in 2020 by the Update to the Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act rule.

Issues: ✗ Environment

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jul 2022

Committee Review

Aug 2022

Senate Passage

Aug 2022

House Passage

President

Introduced Jul 13, 2022 Last action Sep 21, 2022

Floor votes · Senate Aug 4, 2022

How they voted

50–47

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 100

Aug 4, 2022

D Democratic46

44 Nay 2

95% Nay

I Independent4

1 Yea 3 Nay

75% Nay

R Republican50

49 Yea 1

98% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Aug 4, 2022

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 47. Record Vote Number: 283. (consideration: CR S4004-4013; text: CR S4004)

upper

Aug 4, 2022

Upper · Passed

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 47. Record Vote Number: 283.(consideration: CR S4004-4013; text: CR S4004)

upper

Aug 3, 2022

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).

upper

Jul 13, 2022

Committee

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

upper

Jul 13, 2022

Introduced

Introduced in Senate

upper

1 primary · 49 co-sponsors