The record

LegislationLegislation· Mar 2025
H.J.Res. 35 Signed into law

Sponsored by August Pfluger (R)

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".

Eliminates the 's annual waste emissions charge on oil and gas facilities.

Tradeoff

Cancels fees that oil and gas companies pay for exceeding methane and greenhouse gas emission thresholds. This reduces revenue the would have collected from the Methane Emissions Reduction Program.

What's in it

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Disapproving the rule would increase federal revenues by $190 billion over 10 years (2025-2034) from uncollected methane emissions fees.

The $190 billion figure represents federal revenue that would not be collected if this rule is disapproved — the real economic impact falls on oil and gas companies that would have paid methane emissions fees under the rule.

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” · Feb 2025

The House passed this 220-206 on February 26, 2025. The Senate passed it 52-47 the next day, and it was signed into law on March 14, 2025.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Feb 4, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Energy and Commerce(Feb 4, 2025)

  3. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed(Roll #52 · Feb 26, 2025)

    220 yeanay 206

  4. Senate

    Received from the House

    Received(Feb 27, 2025)

  5. Senate

    On the Joint Resolution

    Joint Resolution Passed(Roll #97 · Feb 27, 2025)

    52 yeanay 47

  6. House

    Sent to the President

    (Mar 4, 2025)

  7. White House · Signature

    Signed

    Donald Trump (R)

  8. Enacted

    Became law(Mar 14, 2025)

Final passage· 119th Congress · 2025–2027