H.J.Res. 163 · 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 "New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From New, Modified, and Reconstructed Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; Emission Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Existing Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units; and Repeal of the Affordable Clean Energy Rule".

Introduced on Jun 5, 2024 by Troy Balderson (R-OH-12). 164 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Sep 18, 2024): Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 18.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jun 5, 2024
Cosponsors
164
0 from the other party
Policy area
Environmental Protection
Open in the Congress explorerCongress.govAlert me

Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  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
  • Climate change and greenhouse gases
  • Congressional oversight
  • Electric power generation and transmission
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • Environmental regulatory procedures
  • Oil and gas

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Troy BaldersonR-OH-12Sponsor

Republicans · 164

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

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

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jun 5, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Jun 5, 2024Introduced in House
  3. Jun 5, 2024 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Jun 7, 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: 23 - 18.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

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. EDISON ELECTRIC INSTITUTE6 reports
    $6.6M reported (all issues)
  2. Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A.4 reports
    $70.4M reported (all issues)
  3. AMERICAN CHEMISTRY COUNCIL3 reports
    $17.2M reported (all issues)
  4. AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION3 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)
  5. American Public Health Association3 reports
    $60.7K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100%
  6. CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.3 reports
    $660K reported (all issues)
  7. CMS ENERGY CORPORATION3 reports
    $590K reported (all issues)
  8. Earthjustice Action3 reports
    $355.4K reported (all issues)
  9. KOCH GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS KOCH COMPANIES PUBLIC SECTOR, LL3 reports
    $6M reported (all issues)
  10. NATIONAL GRID USA3 reports
    $850K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: NATIONAL GRID USA SERVICE COMPANY, INC.$19M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 98%
  11. NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA)3 reports
    $2.9M reported (all issues)
  12. National Mining Association3 reports
    $1.8M reported (all issues)
  13. PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION3 reports
    $560K reported (all issues)
  14. PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.3 reports
    $320K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY$189.1K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  15. PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC.3 reports
    $880K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: PUGET SOUND ENERGY INC$1.6M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  16. Sierra Club3 reports
    $550K reported (all issues)
  17. XCEL ENERGY3 reports
    $690K reported (all issues)
  18. AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE2 reports
    $3.2M reported (all issues)
  19. Dairyland Power Cooperative2 reports
    $40K reported (all issues)
  20. Entergy Services, LLC2 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)
  21. Mechanical Contractors Association of America2 reports
  22. Americans for Prosperity1 report
    $260K reported (all issues)
  23. Earthjustice1 report
    $153K reported (all issues)
  24. LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS, INC1 report
    $220K reported (all issues)
  25. National Parks Conservation Association1 report
    $269.5K reported (all issues)
  26. Northeast Public Power Association1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  27. PPL Corporation1 report
    $60K reported (all issues)
  28. Sacramento Municipal Utility District1 report
    $90K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT$163.9K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  29. Tennessee Valley Public Power Association1 report
    $40K reported (all issues)
  30. Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2024, 2025.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • 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.