Congress votes to strip air-pollution rules from tire factories
S.J.Res. 24 — 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 "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing". · Filed by Tim Scott (R-SC) · 9 cosponsors · Introduced Feb 25, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This joint resolution would block an EPA rule that sets air-pollution standards for rubber tire manufacturing facilities. If passed, the rule—which was published in November 2024—would be nullified and have no legal effect, allowing tire manufacturers to operate under less stringent hazardous-air-pollutant controls.
Why we flagged it
This is a straightforward Congressional Review Act (CRA) disapproval resolution targeting a specific EPA air-quality rule. It uses the CRA's one-sentence procedural mechanism to nullify a regulation without substantive legislative language, making it a pure deregulatory instrument.
What the text implies
- Disapproval under the CRA triggers a statutory bar: the EPA cannot issue a substantially similar rule without new congressional authorization, effectively locking in deregulation for the remainder of this Congress and potentially beyond.
- Communities near tire manufacturing plants—often lower-income and communities of color—lose enforceable air-quality protections without any public process to weigh local health impacts.
The full analysis lists 3 implications of this text.
Who stands to gain
tire manufacturers; rubber processing companies