Congress stops EPA pollution rules for tire factories
H.J.Res. 61 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing". · Filed by H. Griffith (R-VA) · 20 cosponsors · Introduced Feb 25, 2025 · Signed
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What it does
Congress rejected an EPA rule on tire factory pollution. The rule was published in November 2024. It set stricter limits on harmful air pollution. Now the rule is void. The EPA cannot issue the same rule without a new law from Congress.
Who it affects
Workers at tire factories and nearby communities face higher toxic air exposure. Tire manufacturers and rubber processing companies no longer must follow stricter pollution limits. States with their own air quality rules may still require pollution controls.
One thing to notice
Once Congress rejects a rule under this law, the EPA cannot issue a substantially similar rule. Congress would need to pass a new law first.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
20 cosponsors: 20 Republicans.
- Feb 25, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Feb 25, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce”
- Mar 5, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 202 (Roll no. 58). (text: CR H986)”
- May 6, 2025 — Passed both chambers · Congress.gov: “Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 45. Record Vote Number: 232”
- May 16, 2025 — Sent to president · Congress.gov: “Presented to President”
- May 23, 2025 — Signed into law · Congress.gov: “Became Public Law No: 119-14”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Money around this bill
2 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 4 reports from Dec 2025 to Jun 2026.
Those reports show $120,000 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 31 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.
More groups named this bill than 41% of bills with any report.
H. Griffith, who sponsored the bill, received $1,273,206 from PACs for the 2026 election.
- U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association — $120,000 in 1 report
- Network — $0 in 3 reports
Lobbying is legal. These reports show who lobbied about this bill, not what changed.
Words to know
- void — No longer valid or in effect.
- substantially similar — Nearly the same in important ways.
- toxic — Poisonous or harmful to health.
- pollution limits — Rules that cap how much pollution factories can release.
- lobbying — Trying to influence lawmakers about a bill. Companies and groups pay people to do this.
- PACs — Groups that collect money and give it to candidates for office.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,116 characters) on Jun 10, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,206 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
Money — Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act filings whose specific-issue field names this bill for quarters ending Dec 2025 to Jun 2026. A filing's amount is reported whole beside the median number of bills a filing names; it is never divided across them. PAC receipts are FEC-reported contributions to the sponsor's candidate committee in the 2026 cycle.
As of — lobbying records through Jul 20, 2026 · page rendered 2026-09-17.
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