CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 281

119th Congress · Session 1 · May 22, 2025

The vote on whether to pass the joint resolution

A joint resolution is a bill by another name: it goes to the other chamber and then to the President. Most of them are used to overturn a rule an agency has made.

What was being voted on

119-HJRES-89 — Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The 'Omnibus' Low NOX Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".

This joint resolution states that Congress disapproves of a specific rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency. The rule in question is titled `California State Motor Vehicle and Engine and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The Omnibus' Low NOX Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision''. Because of this resolution, that rule will now have no force or effect. We need to hold our officials accountable and understand what this means for everyday folks, so let's break it down plainly using only the text provided.

The Senate recorded this as
On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 89
A joint resolution providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The 'Omnibus' Low NOX Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".
Result: Joint Resolution Passed
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 49Nay: 46Not Voting: 5100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D04401
Independent I0200
Republican R49004
Official record
How each member voted (100)
49 yea, 46 nay, 5 not voting