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substantiveAug 4, 2022 · Senate roll call · passage · Result: Joint Resolution Passed

On the Joint Resolution — S.J.Res.55

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Council on Environmental Quality relating to "National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions".

In plain language

  • Senate joint resolution in the 117th Congress.
  • Nullifies the final rule issued by the Council on Environmental Quality titled National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations.
  • Senate passed it on Aug 4, 2022 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the Council on Environmental Quality titled National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations Revisions and published on April 20, 2022. The rule restores regulatory provisions issued under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) that were in effect before being modified in 2020 by the Update to the Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act rule.

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Roll-call breakdown

Yea50

Independent: 1 · Republican: 49

Nay47

Democrat: 44 · Independent: 3

Present0

Not Voting3

Democrat: 2 · Republican: 1

How each member voted (100)

Yea (50)

Nay (47)

Not Voting (3)

Party labels reflect each member’s most recent affiliation on record.