Bill > HRes539

This Resolution sets the rules for how the House of Representatives will consider two important legislative items. First, it allows for the consideration of H.B. 8, a bill aimed at updating the nation's energy infrastructure, developing a skilled workforce for the energy and manufacturing sectors, strengthening America's energy security and international energy relations, and improving energy efficiency and government accountability. Second, it provides for the consideration of two joint resolutions, S.J. Res. 23 and S.J. Res. 24. These joint resolutions are part of a process called "congressional disapproval," where Congress can vote to overturn specific rules issued by federal agencies. In this case, the rules being targeted are those from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concerning greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, specifically for new, modified, or reconstructed electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 23) and for existing electric utility generating units (S.J. Res. 24). The Resolution outlines that debate on these items will be limited, and certain procedural hurdles, known as "points of order," are waived to allow for their consideration.