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S.J.Res. 12

U.S. Senate•Introduced

Summary

S.J.Res. 12, “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"”, was introduced in the Senate on Feb 4, 2025 by Sen. John Hoeven (R) with 26 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Feb 27, 2025: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Record

Text

S.J.Res. 12 has 26 co-sponsors and 1 roll call.

sjr12/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 SJ 12 IS: 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”.
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 2025-02-04
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 IIA  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. J. RES. 12  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   February 4, 2025   Mr. Hoeven  (for himself,  Mrs. Capito ,  Mr. Lee ,  Mr. Lankford ,  Mrs. Britt ,  Mr. Daines ,  Mr. Marshall ,  Mr. Cramer ,  Ms. Lummis ,  Mr. Risch ,  Mr. Scott of Florida ,  Mr. Cruz ,  Mr. Paul ,  Mr. Crapo ,  Mr. Justice ,  Mr. Tuberville ,  Mr. Kennedy ,  Mrs. Hyde-Smith ,  Mr. Rounds ,  Mr. Sheehy ,  Mr. Tillis ,  Mr. Mullin ,  Mr. Wicker ,  Mr. Ricketts , and  Mr. Barrasso ) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Environment and Public Works    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 .
That Congress disapproves 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  (89 Fed. Reg. 91094 (November 18, 2024)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-02-04
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in Senate Feb 4, 2025

sjr12/introduced-in-senate.md

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Introduced in Senate (02/04/2025)

This joint resolution nullifies the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule titled Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions and published on November 18, 2024. The rule outlines compliance requirements under the Methane Emissions Reduction Program. Under the program, the EPA collects an annual charge on emissions of methane and other greenhouse gases from entities in the oil and gas sector if their emissions exceed specified waste emissions thresholds.

Sponsors

Sen. John Hoeven (R) sponsors S.J.Res. 12, and 26 members have co-sponsored it, 24 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S.J.Res. 12 went before 1 committee: Environment and Public Works.

Environment and Public Works
Environment and Public Works
Discharged From · Feb 20, 2025 · 257 Bills

Actions

S.J.Res. 12 has taken 8 actions since Feb 4, 2025, the latest on Feb 27, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 27, 2025
Senate
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1413)
Feb 27, 2025
Senate
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 26, 2025
Senate
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 96. (CR S1391)Senate roll call 96 52–47
Feb 26, 2025
Senate
Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S1391)
Feb 20, 2025
Senate
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).Environment and Public Works Committee

Votes

S.J.Res. 12 went to 1 roll call in the Senate, the latest on Feb 26, 2025 at 52–47.

ChamberQuestion
Yea
Nay
Feb 26, 2025
Senate
On the Motion to Proceed
52
47

1 bill is related to S.J.Res. 12, as Contained in public law.

Titles

S.J.Res. 12 goes by 2 titles.

  • 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". — Official Title as Introduced
  • 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". — Display Title

Lobbying

10 clients hired 11 firms and 160 registered lobbyists who named S.J.Res. 12 in 31 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Energy/Nuclear, Environment/Superfund, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Budget/Appropriations, Trade (domestic/foreign), Natural Resources, Government Issues, Clean Air and Water (quality).

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.—District of Columbia17—
INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA—District of Columbia16—
SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER—Virginia16—
SIERRA CLUB—California14—
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE—District of Columbia23$160K
AMERICAN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COUNCIL (AXPC)Energy trade association.District of Columbia11$30K
AMERICAN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COUNCIL—District of Columbia11—
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia11—
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS—District of Columbia11—
MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.17—
INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA16—
SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER16—
SIERRA CLUB14—
OGR12$160K
AMERICAN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COUNCIL11—
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION11—
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE11—
HARBINGER STRATEGIES, LLC11$30K
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS11—
MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 160.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ABELARDO TORRES117
ANDREA PORWOLL117
ASHLEY GUM117
BRADLEY WATTS117
BRINCE MANNING117
BROOKE MILLER117
CASSIA CARVALHO117
CHAD WHITEMAN117
CHANTEL SHEAKS117
CHRISTOPHER CRENSHAW117
CHRISTOPHER EYLER117
CHRISTOPHER GUITH117
CHRISTOPHER ROBERTI117
CLARK JACKSON117
DAN BYERS117
ERIN DELANEY117
ESPERANZA JELALIAN117
FOXHALL PARKER117
GARY LITMAN117
GERSON ("CHUCK") CHAITOVITZ117

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 first_quarter$19.8M1st Quarter - Amendme…
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 first_quarter$19.8M1st Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 second_quarter$19.3M2nd Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 first_quarter$19.3M1st Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 fourth_quarter$18M4th Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 second_quarter$17M2nd Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 third_quarter$13.7M3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTEAMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE2025 first_quarter$1.9M1st Quarter - Report
MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LPMARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP2025 first_quarter$1.1M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COUNCILAMERICAN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COUNCIL2025 first_quarter$470K1st Quarter - Report
SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTERSOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER2025 first_quarter$330K1st Quarter - Report
SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTERSOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER2026 first_quarter$280K1st Quarter - Report
INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAINDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$250K2nd Quarter - Report
INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAINDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2025 fourth_quarter$250K4th Quarter - Report
INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAINDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$180K1st Quarter - Report
INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAINDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2025 first_quarter$170K1st Quarter - Report
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERSLEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS2025 first_quarter$170K1st Quarter - Report
SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTERSOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER2025 second_quarter$160K2nd Quarter - Report
INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAINDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2025 second_quarter$140K2nd Quarter - Report
SIERRA CLUBSIERRA CLUB2025 second_quarter$130K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S.J.Res. 12 under Environmental Protection, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 6 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S.J.Res. 12’s is Environmental Protection.

sjres12/policy-areas.txt
Environmental ProtectionAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

S.J.Res. 12 carries 6 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Administrative law and regulatory procedures to Oil and gas.

sjres12/subjects.txt
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAir qualityClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)Oil and gas

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com