H.J.Res. 136Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles".

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Sponsor: John James [R-MI-10]
Cosponsors: 129 · 129 Republicans
Policy area: Environmental Protection
Committees: Energy and Commerce Committee, Environment and Public Works Committee
Latest action: Sep 23, 2024 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

IntroducedMay 1, 2024
Passed the HouseSep 20, 2024
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

This joint resolution nullifies the rule titled Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles and published by the Environmental Protection Agency on April 18, 2024. The rule established and modified requirements for certain light-duty or medium-duty vehicles (e.g., cars, trucks, and sports utility vehicles that are under a certain weight), including requirements related to (1) emission standards, such as a greenhouse gas emission standard; (2) the durability of batteries for certain electric and hybrid vehicles; and (3) measuring fuel economy.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.J.Res. 136 as introduced in House on May 1, 2024. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 438

House Sep 20, 2024

On Passage

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Year 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles”.

Passed

215 Yea 191 Nay 25 not voting

Party-line vote 9 of 406 voting members broke with their own party: 8 Democrats, 1 Republican.

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All members431 members

Democratic211 members

Republican220 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors129 · 129 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.J.Res. 136 and vote against it. 117 signed when it was filed.

Who lobbied on H.J.Res. 13620 organizations

Organizations that named H.J.Res. 136 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

AMERICAN FUEL & PETROCHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS

Chemicals/Chemical Industry · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Fuel/Gas/Oil · Transportation +3 more3 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION

Budget/Appropriations · Clean Air and Water (quality) · Medicare/Medicaid · Postal +6 more3 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION

Budget/Appropriations · Health Issues · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition · Agriculture +4 more3 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.

Fuel/Gas/Oil · Budget/Appropriations · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace · Defense +8 more3 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.

Energy/Nuclear · Natural Resources · Budget/Appropriations · Environment/Superfund +1 more3 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

JOB CREATORS NETWORKfiled by HARNED STRATEGIES LLC

Environment/Superfund · Health Issues · Small Business · Budget/Appropriations +8 more3 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

KOCH GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC

Banking · Budget/Appropriations · Clean Air and Water (quality) · Constitution +12 more3 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LPIts PAC: Marathon Petroleum Corp. Employees PAC

Fuel/Gas/Oil · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Energy/Nuclear · Trade (domestic/foreign) +4 more3 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

PHILLIPS 66Its PAC: Phillips 66 PAC

Fuel/Gas/Oil · Environment/Superfund · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities +2 more3 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

SIERRA CLUB

Trade (domestic/foreign) · Disaster Planning/Emergencies · Education · Urban Development/Municipalities +13 more3 filings · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2024Filing

47 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-04. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.