H.J.Res. 117 · 118th Congress

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Reconsideration of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter".

Introduced on Mar 6, 2024 by Rick W. Allen (R-GA-12). 86 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Sep 18, 2024): Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 18.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Mar 6, 2024
Cosponsors
86
0 from the other party
Policy area
Environmental Protection
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Subjects

  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Air quality
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • Environmental regulatory procedures

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Rick W. AllenR-GA-12Sponsor

Republicans · 86

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Mar 6, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Mar 6, 2024Introduced in House
  3. Mar 6, 2024 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Mar 8, 2024 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials.
  5. Sep 13, 2024 · HouseSubcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Discharged
  6. Sep 18, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  7. Sep 18, 2024 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 18.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.6 reports
    $113.1M reported (all issues)
  2. AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL4 reports
    $22.1M reported (all issues)
  3. ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA4 reports
    $946.3K reported (all issues)
  4. Appalachian Voices4 reports
    $110K reported (all issues)
  5. National Mining Association4 reports
    $2.4M reported (all issues)
  6. PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION4 reports
    $905K reported (all issues)
  7. Sierra Club4 reports
    $790K reported (all issues)
  8. American Public Health Association3 reports
    $60.7K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100%
  9. KOCH GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS KOCH COMPANIES PUBLIC SECTOR, LL3 reports
    $6M reported (all issues)
  10. NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)3 reports
    $2.9M reported (all issues)
  11. Portland Cement Association (PCA)3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  12. AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE2 reports
    $3.2M reported (all issues)
  13. PHILLIPS 662 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY$658.1M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  14. American Foundry Society1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  15. INDUSTRIAL FASTENERS INSTITUTE1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)
  16. LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS, INC1 report
    $220K reported (all issues)
  17. National Parks Conservation Association1 report
    $269.5K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2024, 2025.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.