Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Reconsideration of the Dust-Lead Hazard Standards and Dust-Lead Post-Abatement Clearance Levels".
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-02-12 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
What it would do
This proposed resolution would cancel an Environmental Protection Agency rule concerning hazardous lead dust and clearance levels used after lead-hazard cleanup. If enacted, it would make that rule have no legal effect.
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That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Reconsideration of the Dust-Lead Hazard Standards and Dust-Lead Post-Abatement Clearance Levels (89 Fed. Reg. 89416 (November 12, 2024)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.
The resolution targets the rule titled “Reconsideration of the Dust-Lead Hazard Standards and Dust-Lead Post-Abatement Clearance Levels,” published on November 12, 2024, at page 89416 of volume 89 of the Federal Register, the federal government’s publication for rules and notices.
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the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Reconsideration of the Dust-Lead Hazard Standards and Dust-Lead Post-Abatement Clearance Levels (89 Fed. Reg. 89416 (November 12, 2024))
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated February 14, 2025, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on February 12, 2025.
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Source snapshot updated 2025-02-14T14:20:51Z.
2025-02-12: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2025-02-12: Introduced in House
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