House joint resolution · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs under the Clean Air Act".
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 1, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 3, 2017 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 59.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MULLIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 17, February 1, 2017, Page H879):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution ____________________Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 1, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 86 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 59, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hjres/59
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 16, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
65 cosponsors — 65 Republicans
0 of 65 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Rick Allen (R-GA), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Brian Babin (R-TX), Jim Banks (R-IN), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Mike Bost (R-IL), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Earl Carter (R-GA), Liz Cheney (R-WY), Tom Cole (R-OK), Doug Collins (R-GA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), John Culberson (R-TX), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), A. Ferguson (R-GA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Garret Graves (R-LA), Sam Graves (R-MO), Tom Graves (R-GA), H. Griffith (R-VA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO) and 35 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Markwayne Mullin.
- H.R. 5554 (115th) Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2018
- H.R. 2883 (115th) Promoting Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure Act
- H.R. 6082 (115th) Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act
- H.R. 44 (115th) Muhammad Ali Expansion Act
- H.R. 41 (115th) POWERS Act of 2017
- H.R. 364 (115th) Preserving Jobs in the Oilfield Act of 2017
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.