1HOUSE · FEB 26, 2025
Passed the House
220–206PASSED
R 214–1 D 6–205
On Passage · roll 52 · 1 present · 6 not voting
House joint resolution · 119th Congress · Public Law 119-2
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions".
Became law on Mar 14, 2025.
Sponsor: Rep. August Pfluger R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 4, 2025
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseFeb 26, 2025 · 220–206
- Passed SenateFeb 27, 2025 · 52–47
- To the PresidentMar 4, 2025
- Became lawMar 14, 2025
Latest action: Mar 14, 2025 — Became Public Law No: 119-2.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 35.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.J. Res. 35, a joint resolution providing for Congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions”” on February 26, 2025. CBO’s description reads “As posted by the House Committee on Rules on February 24, 2025”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 26, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61228
- CBO publication date
- February 26, 2025
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 35, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hjres/35
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PFLUGER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 23, February 4, 2025, Page H461):Article I Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 4, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 19 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 35, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hjres/35
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 11, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2bf790d7637c528455a0f76944f3eb1426fe0c49d702142193dd892fc4e0b1ff
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of August 11, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
2 recorded roll-call votes on H.J.Res. 35. The 2 that moved the bill are first, in date order.
2SENATE · FEB 27, 2025
Passed the Senate
52–47PASSED
R 52–0 D 0–45 I 0–2
On the Joint Resolution · roll 97 · 1 not voting
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 2 of 2 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
19 cosponsors — 19 Republicans
0 of 19 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Mike Carey (R-OH), Earl Carter (R-GA), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Gabe Evans (R-CO), Julie Fedorchak (R-ND), Craig Goldman (R-TX), H. Griffith (R-VA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), John Joyce (R-PA), Nicholas Langworthy (R-NY), Robert Latta (R-OH), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Gary Palmer (R-AL), Michael Rulli (R-OH), Derek Schmidt (R-KS), Randy Weber (R-TX).
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Related bills
- S.J.Res. 12 (119th) A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the…Public law contains the text
- H.Res. 161 (119th) Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 20) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5…Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.