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 "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Coke Ovens: Pushing, Quenching, and Battery Stacks, and Coke Oven Batteries; Residual Risk and Technology Review, and Periodic Technology Review."

# Summary of SJRES 66 **What It Does:** This bill would reject an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation that sets air pollution standards for coke oven facilities—industrial plants that process coal into coke, a material used in steel manufacturing. If passed, the bill would block the EPA's rules that establish emissions limits for hazardous air pollutants released during the coke-making process and require periodic reviews of those standards. **Who It Affects:** The bill would primarily impact coke oven operators and steel manufacturers that use coke production, as well as workers and communities near these facilities. It could also affect air quality in regions with coke plants.

The bill uses Congress's authority under federal law to disapprove agency regulations—a mechanism that allows lawmakers to overturn rules they disagree with. **Current Status:** SJRES 66 is currently in committee (meaning it has not yet been debated or voted on by the full Congress) and was sponsored by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, a Democrat from Rhode Island. The bill's specific reasoning and which committee it's assigned to would require additional information to fully assess its prospects for passage.