SJRES23: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5…
114th Congress (2015–2017) · Senate joint resolution · Sponsor: Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]
This page covers SJRES23 in the 114th Congress. Bill numbers start over every Congress, so SJRES23 in another Congress is a different bill. Other bills numbered SJRES23 are listed below.
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units".
Key facts
| Item |
Detail |
| Roll-call votes |
1 |
| Chamber |
Senate |
| Latest vote |
2015-11-17: Joint Resolution Passed (52-46) |
| Latest action |
2016-01-11: Veto message received in Senate. Ordered held at the desk. (text of veto message: CR 01/11/2016 S28-29) |
| Policy area |
Environmental Protection |
| Official record |
Congress.gov |
What the bill does
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency's rule published on October 23, 2015, that establishes new source performance standards under the Clean Air Act for carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric utility generating units (EGUs) if the EGUs are newly constructed, modified, or reconstructed. (Those EGUs convert fossil fuel energy to electric energy.)
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Air quality, Climate change and greenhouse gases, Coal, Congressional oversight, Electric power generation and transmission, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Environmental regulatory procedures, Oil and gas
Roll-call votes on SJRES23 (114th Congress)
Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.
| Date |
Chamber |
Question |
Result |
Yea |
Nay |
Not voting |
Record |
| 2015-11-17 |
Senate |
On the Joint Resolution S. J. Res. 23 |
Joint Resolution Passed (52-46) |
27 |
30 |
1 |
Official tally |
What is SJRES23 in the 114th Congress?
SJRES23 (A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of…) was introduced in the 114th Congress (2015–2017) by Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY].
What is the latest action on SJRES23?
On 2016-01-11: Veto message received in Senate. Ordered held at the desk. (text of veto message: CR 01/11/2016 S28-29)
How many roll-call votes were held on SJRES23?
1 recorded vote in the 114th Congress. The most recent, on 2015-11-17, was "On the Joint Resolution S.J.Res. 23": Joint Resolution Passed (52-46).
Is this the same bill as SJRES23 in other Congresses?
No. Bill numbers restart each Congress. SJRES23 was also used in the 118th Congress for different legislation.
